New tools can detect deepfakes with 99% accuracy — Police

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The Nigeria Police Force says newly acquired cybersecurity tools have the capacity to detect deepfake videos, voice cloning and other forms of artificial intelligence…

The Nigeria Police Force says newly acquired cybersecurity tools have the capacity to detect deepfake videos, voice cloning and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated manipulation with up to 99 per cent accuracy.

The police said the technology would strengthen its capacity to tackle the growing threat of AI-generated misinformation and disinformation ahead of the forthcoming elections.

A representative of the Inspector-General of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi, disclosed this at a webinar organised PUNCH Media Foundation on Wednesday, themed “AI Misinformation and Nigeria’s 2027 Elections: Safeguarding the Truth, Protecting the Vote,” while addressing concerns about the possible use of artificial intelligence to manipulate electoral information, impersonate political candidates and spread false reports capable of undermining election security.

He explained that AI-generated videos, photographs and audio recordings could falsely portray candidates, public officials and electoral authorities as making statements they never made.

According to him, voice cloning also presents a security concern, as individuals could imitate political opponents or other public figures to circulate false announcements, endorsements, threats and inflammatory messages.

He, however, assured Nigerians that the police had acquired technological solutions capable of identifying such manipulations.

“The cyber solutions that the police have procured of recent have the ability to verify this information 99 per cent,” he said.

He maintained that the police were prepared to provide the necessary security and protect citizens’ fundamental human rights, particularly their right to participate freely in the electoral process.

He said the police recognised the importance of ensuring a level playing field for citizens to exercise their democratic rights without intimidation or manipulation.

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