Bellingcat
Bellingcat focuses on utilizing open source information and social media analysis to explore a wide range of topics, including Mexican drug cartels and global conflicts. The platform connects contributors who are experts in these investigative methods and produces guides and case studies to help others develop their skills in similar investigations.
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1 week ago |
bellingcat.com | Kolina Koltai |Melissa Zhu
Content warning: This story discusses non-consensual deepfake nude imagery. On the surface, Crushmate appeared to be one of many artificial intelligence “girlfriend” or “companion” apps. Its multiple websites said it specialised in “crafting the AI girl of your dreams”, and on Google and Apple’s app stores, it was described as an “AI chat product designed to provide users with a comprehensive emotional support and communication experience”.
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3 weeks ago |
bellingcat.com | Foeke Postma |Nathan Patin
An ambiguous city street, a freshly mown field, and a parked armoured vehicle were among the example photos we chose to challenge Large Language Models (LLMs) from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Mistral and xAI to geolocate. Back in July 2023, Bellingcat analysed the geolocation performance of OpenAI and Google’s models. Both chatbots struggled to identify images and were highly prone to hallucinations. However, since then, such models have rapidly evolved.
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1 month ago |
bellingcat.com | Pooja Chaudhuri |Eliot Higgins
India and Pakistan have been trading blows in the wake of a militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir last month. On May 7, India said it had launched missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan – which denies any involvement in the April attack on the tourists, most of whom were Indian – then claimed to have shot down Indian drones and jets. Claims and counterclaims of ongoing strikes and attacks have been forthcoming from both sides.
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Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.
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2 months ago |
bellingcat.com | Pooja Chaudhuri
Bellingcat has identified at least 22 villages damaged by airstrikes in Myanmar, despite a temporary ceasefire declared by the State Administrative Control (SAC) or the military junta from April 2 to 22 following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit the country on March 28. The ceasefire has been extended to April 30. The earthquake’s epicentre was recorded just 16km northwest of Mandalay, the second-largest city in Myanmar, and it struck just before 1pm local time.
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