Article 2XF9E The future of fake news: don't believe everything you read, see or hear

The future of fake news: don't believe everything you read, see or hear

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Olivia Solon in San Francisco
from Technology | The Guardian on (#2XF9E)

A new breed of video and audio manipulation tools allow for the creation of realistic looking news footage, like the now infamous fake Obama speech

In an age of Photoshop, filters and social media, many of us are used to seeing manipulated pictures - subjects become slimmer and smoother or, in the case of Snapchat, transformed into puppies.

However, there's a new breed of video and audio manipulation tools, made possible by advances in artificial intelligence and computer graphics, that will allow for the creation of realistic looking footage of public figures appearing to say, well, anything. Trump declaring his proclivity for water sports. Hillary Clinton describing the stolen children she keeps locked in her wine cellar. Tom Cruise finally admitting what we suspected all along " that he's a Brony.

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