We all know that you can't always trust everything you read online. But do you know what to look out for when telling fact from fiction on social media? With technology improving all the time at super fast speeds, it's best to keep on top of things that could catch you out. With that in mind, here's what you need to know about deep fakes.
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00:00 What exactly is a deepfake? Why are they so concerning and how do you go about spotting
00:06 them? AI generated fake videos known across the web as deepfakes are becoming more and
00:10 more popular but more convincing too. Created using a form of artificial intelligence called
00:16 deep learning, the videos can seemingly make utterly real looking videos of just about
00:20 anybody doing just about anything. It's not just videos though, photos can be generated
00:26 too as well as audio. According to a recent study of deepfakes, a staggering 96% were
00:32 found to be pornographic and experts are concerned the tech will be used to fuel revenge porn.
00:38 Deepfakes are getting easier to make as the technology develops too, although good ones
00:42 are still hard to create for the average person. In 2018, researchers found that deepfake faces
00:48 don't usually blink but no sooner had this info been shared than the problem was fixed.
00:53 More quality ones are easier to spot so look out for patchy skin tones or bad lip syncing
00:57 before you trust everything you see.