As Deepfake Technology Rapidly Advances, Spotting Fakes Becomes Nearly Impossible for Average People
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AI tools are creating increasingly realistic fake images and videos ("deepfakes") that can be used to deceive or manipulate.
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It's getting much harder for average people to reliably spot deepfakes as the technology improves.
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Some signs to look for include strange smoothing of skin, mismatches in lighting/shadows, unclear edges of faces, lip movements not matching speech.
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Specialized AI tools are being developed that can detect deepfakes by analyzing images in detail, but these are not yet publicly available.
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Experts warn it may be dangerous to suggest average people can reliably find deepfakes, as even experts are struggling as the technology advances.