Ex-xAI Staffer Seeks $50M for Deepfake Defense Firm

A former xAI and Google staffer is in talks to raise roughly $50 million in seed funding for a new company focused on combating online deepfakes, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move reflects growing investor interest in deepfake mitigation.

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