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The UK government announced plans to develop a framework for evaluating deepfake detection technologies, partnering with Microsoft and academics as AI-generated forgeries surged from 500,000 in 2023 to 8 million in 2025. However, cybersecurity expert Dr. Ilia Kolochenko argues the initiative is unlikely to produce systemic improvements, noting that existing open source tools already track AI-generated content and the real challenge lies in enforcement. He emphasizes that global legislative amendments are needed rather than voluntary codes of conduct, as clandestine media sources won't cooperate with takedown requests even when deepfakes are detected.

UK's deepfake detection plan unlikely to work, says expert