News

SMRN co-chair, Dr Mathilde Pavis, along with network members Benjamin Field and Liam Budd, gave evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport select committee of the House of Commons on Wednesday 11th December.

SMRN researchers were interviewed by the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) for this forward-looking report. It discusses how UK regulators can support the growth of synthetic media while protecting against potential harms.

AI voice cloning is outpacing the law: Synthetic Media Research Network in The Guardian news article.

Unscripted indie, Deep Fusion Films, “a leading pioneer in the ethical application of AI within television and film”, has appointed Christian Darkin as its new Head of Creative AI.

‘We absolutely need better rights as to what happens to your voice or your face or your body when it’s recorded in digital media.’

Channel 4 News interviews Dr Mathilde Pavis on OpenAI’s text-to-video model, ‘Sora’.

A new article on deepfakes and documentary film has been published by the Synthetic Media Research Network’s Dominic Lees. Read the paper here.

Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence conference at University of Reading to feature section on synthetic media. Please submit your proposal by 20th Jan 2024. Find the call for papers here.