With the rise of artificial intelligence and technological advancements, people are able to create content that can deceive the masses easier than ever before. Deepfakes are the new-ish kids on the block that are popping up on multiple social media platforms and people are struggling to tell the difference between what is real and what is fake.
Back in the day, a picture or an image could prove that something actually happened — as the old saying goes, "pics or it didn't happen." But now thanks to the advancements of AI, people are able to manipulate images and videos to create footage of something that never actually happened.
And this is kind of scary to think about. Now people can make politicians or any significant person say anything they want and dupe people who aren't aware of this technology.
Read on as Saads Abrahams from media update breaks down the new era of digital manipulation — deepfakes.
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