My May-Thatcher deepfake won't fool you but its tech may change the world
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#3HY75)
Yes, my AI face-swap attempts might show how hard it is to make a deepfake - but it's getting easier every day
MPs from the House of Commons inquiry into fake news were warned last week of a new AI technology that is about to change the world, and not for the better.
"We're rapidly moving into an era where the Russians, or any other adversary, can create our public figures saying or doing things that are disgraceful or highly corrosive to public trust," Edward Lucas, the senior vice president of the Centre for European Policy Analysis told MPs. "And we're not remotely ready for this."
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