AI news summaries are still terrible – and hurt the reputations of news brands
Studies from the EBU and BBC put numbers to how inaccurate AI news summaries are right now and their effect on news brands
News networks vacate Pentagon after press credentials deadline passes
New policies requiring Defense Department approval of stories result in a broadcaster backlash
On the trail of the ghost influencers, the fake “experts” who get big headlines
Journalist Rob Waugh cracked open a world of widely quoted, but nonexistent, experts. How do real humans get heard in an ecosystem that reward fast…
SMPTE study group will delve into content authenticity solutions
The industry trade body’s Content Provenance and Authenticity (CPA) in Media Study Group will catalog content provenance and authenticity tech
Photo metadata could start to include AI info
An industry working group meets in October to see if AI-related fields should be added to photo metadata
Sony ups its content authentication offerings
Sony has released has released a new camcorder which can embed content provenance data
¡AU! Journal – Autumn 2025
Issue Two of ¡AU! Journal looks at the crisis of content theft and destruction – from pirates, hackers and ravenous AI.
Video: On the trail of the ghost influencers – tracking down fake “experts”
Watch our discussion with journalist Rob Waugh on the scandal of major publications quoting people who don’t even exist – from ¡AU!s Content & IP…
Video: C2PA is not a protocol droid – it’s a plan for restoring freedom to the content galaxy
Watch our discussion on using the C2PA standard for ensuring the authenticity and provenance of digital content