A.I. makes it tough distinguish real from fake videos

Artificial Intelligence and a new field called “image synthesis” are making it easier to manipulate videos.

Artificial Intelligence and a new field called “image synthesis” are making it easier to manipulate videos. Photo credit: Binary Koala

A research group at the University of Washington recently created a video of President Obama saying words that someone else actually said. But the video looked real. Artificial Intelligence and a new field called “image synthesis” are making it easier to manipulate videos.

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Madeleine Brand

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Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Adriana Cargill