LibGuides: Evaluating Sources: Implications for the Future: Deepfakes

New Technology Tools and the Ramifications to News

Future of Fake News
RadioLab video showing how a speech by Barack Obama can be manipulated.

An explanation of how the video editing software works.

Can You Believe Your Own Ears? With New 'Fake News' Tech, Not Necessarily
NPR article on the implications of new technology on creation of fake news.
Fake news 2.0: AI will soon be able to mimic any human voice
Article from Wired on new voice technology.
By WILLIAM WELSER

Monday 8 January 2018
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Analyze suspicious files and URLs to detect types of AI-generated visual threats. Beware that your sample submissions must contain human faces, as every analysis will look for signs of manipulation and synthesis on the face area.