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Photo: Di Studio | gsshot | andriano_cz/Adobe Stock

Photo: Di Studio | gsshot | andriano_cz/Adobe Stock

Crossing the Deepfake Rubicon

New research finds that we can now no longer trust our eyes and ears to reliably distinguish between real and AI-generated images, audio, and video. What does this mean in a world where the weaponization of synthetic media is becoming increasingly prevalent?

Brief by Di Cooke, Abigail Edwards, Alexis Day, Devi Nair, Sophia Barkoff, and Katie Kelly — November 1, 2024

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