The national police said that they planned to spend nearly US$7mil (RM29.5mil) over the next three years on technology to battle deepfakes, voice cloning and other forms of digital fraud.
In recent weeks, authorities have uncovered a sprawling network of Telegram chatrooms, often set up within schools and universities, in which users shared AI-generated deepfake porn depicting female students and staff.
The revelations have prompted public outrage, with the president vowing stern action.
Seoul’s National Police Agency said that it had allocated 2.7 billion won (RM8.4mil) a year until 2027 for developing deep-learning technology to detect digitally-fabricated content such as deepfakes and voice cloning.
In addition, they would also spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to upgrade their current software for monitoring deepfake and other AI-generated videos. — AFP
