You may never have heard the term “synthetic media”— more commonly known as “deepfakes”— but our military, law enforcement and intelligence agencies certainly have. They are hyper-realistic video and audio recordings that use artificial intelligence and “deep” learning to create “fake” content or “deepfakes.” The U.S. government has grown increasingly […]
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Back in January, Vogue posted a online video documenting a working day in the lifestyle of a TikTok star named Dixie D’Amelio. Within her antiseptic luxury condominium, D’Amelio, then 19, scrambles eggs, applies eye shadow and provides a monologue sprinkled with phony bravado. Dixie drafted to fame powering her youthful […]
Worldwide, statistics suggest mental health has declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Is social media partly to blame? Share on PinterestWhat are the links between mental health status and social media use during the pandemic? We investigate. Image credit: Koukichi Takahashi/EyeEm/Getty Images On a global scale, social […]