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Presentation: Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI Content Are Taking Over the Internet

CAPTCHA is dead. Deepfakes are scaling. Engineering leaders need zero-trust 'cyber fusion' or lose control of their infrastructure.

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Why it matters

As generative AI matures from creative tool to disinformation weapon at scale, security and engineering leaders face a fundamental shift in threat models—requiring architectural rethinking of authentication, content verification, and fraud detection.

The key facts

5 to know
  1. Generative AI now deployed at scale for disinformation automation and fraud

  2. CAPTCHA effectiveness challenged by AI-driven attacks

  3. Zero-trust 'cyber fusion' strategy proposed as defensive architecture

  4. Deepfakes and AI-generated content now primary attack vectors

  5. Automated attacks now mimic human behavior at enterprise scale

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Publisher excerpt: Shuman Ghosemajumder explains how generative AI has transformed from a creative curiosity into a high-scale tool for disinformation and fraud. He shares insights on "Disinformation Automation," the fallacy of CAPTCHA in an AI world, and why engineering leaders must adopt zero-trust "cyber fusion"…
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