Sam Gregory
@SamGregory
Executive Director http://witness.org: video+tech+ humanrights; 'Prepare, Don't Panic' initiative on media manipulation/generative AI. TED speaker on deepfakes.
With @cward1e, talked to @hari for @AmanpourCoPBS deep-dive on how #AI content is impacting elections Satire to deception to resurrection to dismissing the real....highlighting detection challenges, avoiding blaming ourselves, and pipeline responsibility youtu.be/OPYv9SvY4Uk?si…
🚨New report drop‼️ 💥🤖Deepfakes are getting more real, but detection tools aren’t keeping up. ⚒️WITNESS just launched the TRIED Benchmark report to push for AI detection tools that actually work. 🌍Built on 40+ real cases from Ukraine, Ghana, Mexico & more. 📉36% of tools…
Do you want to know who’s shaping the future of #AIforGood? Meet our #AIforGood Global Summit 2025 speaker! 🗣 @SamGregory, Executive Director of @witnessorg, will share insights on truth and power in the age of #AI. Join us for free or go VIP! 🌐 loom.ly/3lYtLDg…
"Human rights documentation is dead. Long live documentation." A sharp read on the chaos we’re all navigating—and the power of grassroots truth-telling. @HURIDOCS's @b_olgado lays it out: openglobalrights.org/long-live-huma…
I'm looking forward to TrustCon and joining this panel next week. We'll focus on Content Credentials and the role of provenance in the changing content ecosystem, and try to answer the question "what's real?" Expect many perspectives! trustcon.net/event/0f932abb…
⚖️ Standards aren’t neutral; they shape power, access, and rights! 🌐🤖 @witnessorg, as part of the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), we’ve worked to ensure #HumanRights are embedded in the foundations of tech, not added later‼️ 🔖 Our latest report…
#AI: “It's more of an intern than a god” We learned so much from this thought-provoking conversation at the @AIforGood Global Summit on navigating truth, creativity, and trust in the age of AI with Emmy Award-Winning Director Michaela A. Ternasky-Holland and @SamGregory…
🎭 Deepfakes: for good or bad? 📅 July 8 | 15:55–16:45 CEST 📍Centre Stage, @AIforGood Summit 2025 🌐 In-person & online 🔗aiforgood.itu.int/event/deepfake… 🎙️With Panelist @SamGregory (Executive Director, WITNESS) and @realDanNeely (CEO & Co-Founder, @VermillioHQ) 🧠Moderated by…
📣🇨🇭.@WITNESSorg rumbo a Ginebra para @UN's @AIforGood Global Summit 2025‼️ 🌐Checa los paneles donde estarán 🤝🏾@boomartins @JacoboCas @SamGregory: ➡️witness.org/join-witness-i… 📅 8-11 de julio de 2025 📍Palexpo, Ginebra, y en línea
📣🇨🇭WITNESS is heading to Geneva for the @UN's @AIforGood Global Summit 2025 (July 8–11)‼️ We are joining UN agencies, over 1,000 tech experts, and policymakers to advocate for ethical #AI governance, improved detection tools, and to engage with the ideas and technologies…
AI governance gets serious attention at #AIforGood 2025. Day 3 focuses on crafting pro-innovation regulatory frameworks while Day 4 tackles technical standards. The challenge: balancing innovation with ethical safeguards. Expert speakers include: @SashaRubel @yaqinzhang…
Seeing is believing! Or is it ? @IndianExpress @contrails_ai @BenColmanRD @SamGregory linkedin.com/posts/contrail…
⚖️Standards aren’t neutral; they shape power, access, and rights! 🌐🤖At WITNESS, as part of the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), we’ve worked to ensure #HumanRights are embedded in the foundations of tech, not added later‼️ 📖👓Our latest report by…
➡️YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=ucb841…, ➡️Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lif… and ➡️Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0
🎭“AI did it,” the new excuse to deny reality. From #deepfakes to dismissing truth, the threat is real. On Life With Machines, our Executive Director @SamGregory joins @baratunde to unpack how AI is being weaponized to spread disinformation, silence dissent, and distort reality.…
🤔 What do dictators, scammers & tech giants have in common? ⚠️ They’re all using AI to twist the truth, and it’s hurting the most vulnerable first. On Life With Machines, our Executive Director, @SamGregory, joins @baratunde to unpack how AI is being weaponized to spread…
Baratunde is spot on. He highlights three things from the episode we did: (1) Reality is not sustainable if it always has to be proven. (2) A solution that doesn’t work for everyone is not a solution. (3) We need a food safety system for information newsletter.lifewithmachines.media/p/reality-on-t…
🤨 What do dictators, scammers, & tech giants have in common? ⚠️ They’re all using AI to twist the truth, and it’s hurting the most vulnerable first. On Life With Machines, @witnessorg's Executive Director, @SamGregory, joins @baratunde to unpack how AI is being weaponized to…
🤖 Is the threat of deepfakes real or overhyped? ⚠️ From elections to everyday misinfo, AI-driven fakes are evolving fast, and the truth is becoming harder to verify. Our Executive Director, @SamGregory will be @republica (#rp25) in Berlin, speaking about AI in elections,…
The exhibition Almost Real. From Trace to Simulation explores how artificial intelligence and simulation are altering the concepts of truth and authenticity in image-making we-make-money-not-art.com/almost-real-fr… @SamGregory
Pikachu at a protest? 🤖 In 2025, AI tools like #Sora & #Veo2 are making it way too easy to blur the lines between real and synthetic. Our ED, @SamGregory, breaks down the viral “Pikachu in Turkey” moment and what it means for truth and trust. 📺Catch his #IJF2025 talk +…
Did you miss this powerhouse panel at the International Journalism Festival 2025 (#IJF2025)⁉️ 📽️▶️Don’t worry, you can now watch the recording! Our ED, @SamGregory, @NilChristopher (@Harvard), @CLeibowicz (@PartnershipAI), and Luisa Verdoliva (The University Federico II of…