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Unbalanced information diet: AI-generated deception / OSINT Reveals Discrepancies in Gaza Hospital Explosion Images; Technology Developed to Recognize AI-Generated Material
Eliot Higgins, founder of the private research organization Bellingcat, has popularized the method o...
January 28, 2024
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Unbalanced information diet: AI-generated deception / Government Countering Misinformation about Treated Water
False information from China circulated on social media in late August claiming that Japan had relea...
January 28, 2024
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Unbalanced information diet: AI-generated deception / Anger, Anxiety Created by Narratives Manipulates Public Opinion
The Yomiuri ShimbunThis photo taken in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, shows Christopher Wylie talking to The Y...
January 27, 2024
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Unbalanced information diet: AI-generated deception / News May Proliferate, Despite Being Based on Fake Images
The government decided on Friday it will appropriate ¥155.3 billion from the fiscal 2023 budget rese...
January 26, 2024
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Unbalanced Information Diet: AI-generated deceptionAI-generated deception / Hatred of Politicians Spurred Japanese Man to Create AI Generated Realistic Fake Videos
This is the second installment in a series examining moves to spread biased information through use ...
January 25, 2024
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Unbalanced Information Diet: AI-generated deception / Chinese-Originated Disinformation Spreading on Social Media; AI-Generated Profile Pictures Make Fake Accounts Look Real
Efforts to spread biased information and manipulate the will of the people are gaining momentum amid...
January 25, 2024
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Kyoto Geiko Quarters / Appeal to International Audiences a Requirement of New Era Geiko District
With the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, sightseeing spots in Kyoto such as Kiyomizu Temple an...
January 13, 2024
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Kyoto Geiko Quarters / 91-Year-Old Geiko Mentor Draws on Long, Rich Career; Returned to Teach Young Generation 40 Years after Retiring
Much has happened in the life of Tae, a 91-year-old entertainer called geiko, Kyoto’s term for a gei...
January 10, 2024
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Kyoto Geiko Quarters / Bond of 2 Geiko ‘Sisters’ Bridges 65-year Age Gap
KYOTO — In October, a special performance was held in Miyagawacho. On stage, geiko danced in fall-th...
January 2, 2024
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Earth Overheating / Once at Forefront, Europe Decelerating Efforts to Decarbonize as Reality Hits Home
Efforts to combat climate change are facing headwinds. This is especially noticeable in Europe, whic...
December 6, 2023
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Earth Overheating / Increasing Number of Wildfires Devastating People’s Lives
Yusuke Tomiyama / The Yomiuri ShimbunChibougamau Mayor Manon Cyr points to a spot on a map in Chibou...
December 5, 2023
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Earth Overheating / Global Warming Stokes Waves of Refugees, Sparking Social Tensions
Courtesy of UNHCRRefugees from Somalia receive water at a refugee camp in Dadaab in eastern Kenya. T...
December 5, 2023
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Shoso-in through Foreign Eyes / International Exchanges May Help Solve Mysteries on Treasures
The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures will start Saturday at the Nara National Museum, sh...
October 26, 2023
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Shoso-in through Foreign Eyes / Fenollosa called Nara’s antiquities Japan’s treasures
The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures will start Saturday at the Nara National Museum, sh...
October 26, 2023
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Shoso-in through Foreign Eyes / Awe-inspiring Shoso-in Treasures Made Cameo in Sherlock Holmes Story
The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures will start Saturday at the Nara National Museum, sh...
October 25, 2023
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