The Age of AI and "Deepfakes"

We all love the realism of new graphic and video technologies, which have brought on unbelievable movies and presentation options. However, like any technology ever invented by human beings, other human beings figure out negative ways of using the tech.

Here comes the age of Artificial Intelligence and the "Deepfake." The possibility of creating totally realistic, but totally made up and fake, videos, is here. It will soon be possible to make videos of anyone doing whatever you can imagine, and posting them to set them up, and it will be near impossible to determine and prove they are fake. The implications for this are mind-boggling and terrifying. In a pretty deeply divided country presently, the deepening of the divide could happen by one fake advertisement during a campaign...and it could be done by an individual, anywhere in the world, who might not be tracked down. And endless possibilities for someone with negative intentions. Check one out - the most famous example, and remember this is really primitive since it is a year or two old.

If you are interested in computer science, this is an area we need top talent to work on to give us tools to identify fakes from reality...this is a world changer!