Synthetic Media: How deepfakes could soon change our world – 60 Minutes

Synthetic Media: How deepfakes could soon change our world – 60 Minutes

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 concerned about their potential to