Content sites are beginning to block and take down deepfakes animations and videos. These are created by AIs and essentially put the face of one person onto the body of another (where the other may be depicted in some very compromising positions (or to insert Nicolas Cage into all your favourite motion pictures)). This post is safe for viewing, however, and the fakes are clearly labeled as fakes. And it demonstrates quite nicely how the transition from ordinary person to guest on the Tonight Show can appear seamless. The technology poses new challenges to our understanding of truth and veracity. More about deepfakes. More.
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