UK Govt partners with Microsoft and other tech experts to implement a world-first Deepfake detection evaluation framework, to assess detection tools and address the surge in AI-generated content

The initiative aims to set consistent standards for assessing detection tools and address the surge in AI-generated content, which rose from around 500,000 in 2023 to 8 million in 2025. The government is also strengthening legislation under the Online Safety Act, criminalising the creation or request of non-consensual intimate deepfakes and targeting “nudification” tools, alongside real-world testing to identify gaps in current detection capabilities…