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The deepfake singularity is here

The deepfake singularity is here

We've reached a point in the quality of AI-generated videos and photos that even experts can't always tell what's real and what's fake.

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Mike Elgan
Dec 20, 2023
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German artist Boris Eldagsen submitted an entry to the Sony world photography competition with this AI-generated image…. and won. He turned down the prize money.

Remember the deepfake panic of a few years ago? It started in early 2018 when a series of vaguely convincing videos emerged showing people saying things they never said. One famous demo feature…

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