In this dizzy world of digital tricks and image manipulation where you can erase objects and alter images with a smartphone swipe, Leica wants photos taken on its camera to leave a digital footprint, known as a Content Credential. The M11-P also has a 60-megapixel sensor, and the typical understated layout and Leica styling. Content Credentials capture metadata about the photograph – like the camera used, location, time and more-- and locks those in a manifest that is wrapped up with the image using a cryptographic key. Those credentials can be verified online and whenever someone subsequently edits that photo, the changes are recorded to an updated manifest, bundled with the image and updated in the Content Credentials database. Users can click on an icon to pull up all of this historical manifest information, and is being described as a "nutrition label" for photographs.

AI researcher Connor Leahy advises whether humans should be fearful of artificial intelligence and where the technology is expected to be in the future. TOKYO -- The Japanese government announced last week that it will be adding 23 new technologies, including specific AI technologies, to its list of "Specified Key Technologies," according to the Cabinet Office's website. This designation means that the government will fund public and private research institutions to develop AI technologies for "active cyber defense" to prevent cyberattacks and technologies that can be used for detecting disinformation. The newly added technologies cover four areas, including cyberspace, maritime, aerospace and biotechnology. This is part of the government's Fostering Key Technologies for Economic Security strategy under the Economic Security Promotion Act.

Spain's regional elections are still nearly four months away, but Irene Larraz and her team at Newtral are already braced for impact. Each morning, half of Larraz's team at the Madrid-based media company sets a schedule of political speeches and debates, preparing to fact-check politicians' statements. The other half, which debunks disinformation, scans the web for viral falsehoods and works to infiltrate groups spreading lies. Once the May elections are out of the way, a national election has to be called before the end of the year, which will likely prompt a rush of online falsehoods. "It's going to be quite hard," Larraz says.