

Did my friend say that? Is that a real video of President Trump? New technology allows just about anyone to create footage of people appearing to say things they’ve never said. Bogus videos—called deepfakes—are the latest weapon in the disinformation wars.
Deepfakes are so named because they utilize “deep learning,” a form of artificial intelligence. They’re made by feeding images and audio of a person into a computer. A program learns how to mimic that individual’s facial expressions, mannerisms, and voice. The computer then produces footage of a person “saying” whatever the programmer wants. Deepfake technology produces footage so real-looking it’s hard to spot phonies.
Fake video that speaks lies. Sounds like something God hates: “a false witness who breathes out lies.” (Proverbs 6:16-19) Deepfakes will probably fool many people. And as the technology develops, people will need “constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” (Hebrews 5:14)
Digital forensics expert Hany Farid says, “We have entered a new world where it is going to be difficult to know how to believe what we see.”
The U.S. government is developing technologies to detect fake images and videos. But identifying deepfakes takes complex analysis.
U.S. lawmakers and intelligence officials worry deepfakes could threaten national security or hamper elections. A politician could produce a phony recording of an opponent telling a lie. Or a bogus video of a soldier committing treason. Imagine fake footage of a North Korean or Iranian official informing the world of a looming attack.
The reverse is also a concern: People could become so wary of deepfakes that they dismiss genuine footage as fake—like a national disaster where no one sends aid because they distrust the footage they see. Others might say something for real—and then claim they didn’t, blaming the evidence on deepfake tech.
So far, none of that has happened. But experts claim it’s not a question of if, but when.
Deepfake technology still has a few glitches. For instance, blinking eyes in fake videos can look unnatural. But the technology is improving. International security expert Andrew Grotto says, “Within a year or two, it’s going to be really hard for a person to distinguish between a real video and a fake.”
Bible wisdom says, “Every charge must be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.” (2 Corinthians 13:1) That advice has always been sound—now more than ever, as separating fact from fiction gets a lot harder.
I never knew they could do
I never knew they could do that! I think that's really creepy.
2nd comment
I agree Anna C, it's creepy. Now how do we know whats real?
This is scary
Why this is scary because this is how wars are started and how people die. Even if I don't like donald trump I like what he's doing and i think that he could keep us from war. Even so this is dangerous and i fell like on of these days something really bad is going to come out thats fake that could get donald trump impeached and then theres a problem.
Creepy
That is really creepy. I cannot believe people have figured out how to do that.
Technolagy is getting scary!
Technolagy is getting very advanced, but hopefully it doesn't get to advanced otherwise it will get extremely dangerous
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GO TROMP
Editing monitors
Maybe an ideal solution would be to monitor the internet for any usage of deepfake tech.
It's kinda cool
It's kinda cool that we can do that, but still creepy.
I agree with nadia a
GO TRUMP!
Have you heard Trump speak?
Have you heard Trump speak? He said he was going to win"so bigly", and about hurricane florence he said it was "really wet". But I'm glad that Trump is president, not Clinton!
GO TRUMP!!
SCARY!!
I think that this is REALLY really scary just like SK but maybe if we could invent a new time of tech. we could use the deepfakes to our advantage...?
That is so creepy how they
That is so creepy how they can do that! How do you know if something is true or fake?!?
what has society come to today?
I was born in 2006 the good old days, no fancy tech, nothing, just me and the world. It breaks my dear old heart to see all this hate and evil it needs to stop. That is why you should stay educated, school is important!!! It really is, listen to your parents, the world is broken but you dont have to be, say no to drugs and gangs live your life, live for the lord, amen
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why
Why is everyone yelling Go Trump? I don't get it. This article had extremely little to do with trump besides the second sentence and how someone can become a fake trump. Someone plz explain. But besides that, this Deepfake tech is gonna be really hard to detect and stop.
@Noah C
Because 90% of the people on this site are passionate trump supporters and they take any opportunity they can to tell you so
Karisma S
What is the good of that technology? Faking Videos? There should be a way to show it's not real, like some sort of mark or something.
A.R.
Yeah, Kalista. It could be used to make a video where President Trump confesses that he did something that he didn't. They could use it to smear someone's reputation by making fake speeches or anything.
okay thats to far
look at the slide show....
Thats... Freaky
Thats... Freaky
Wrong
That is wrong doing.
Why would they do that?
Wade K
However, although you have pointed out that Hillary could "smear" Trump, the opposite could also happen. Also, people could say that real events didn't happen because they were fakes. This is nothing but trouble.
i never noticed
this is actually scary because who knows what could happen in two years
Wow! Isn't this hard?
it would take a lot of work and it would be scary to never if youre hearing the truth
oh dear...
I think that this is going to cause something majorly wrong and it's not gonna be pretty...
that would seem cool if it weren't so bad
that would seem cool if it weren't so bad. i think it is scary that people can copy faces and stuff so well that the world would go into revolt.
this is really creepy
this is really creepy technology and it can easily destroy anybodies reputation. its just another example of how much sin effects everything.
WHAT IS HAPENIG
that's cool and weird at the same time!!!
intersting
It sounds like we need someone or something to identify the false videos, like fake and real dollar bills.
So creepy its like you cant
So creepy its like you cant trust anything and your always afraid of weather its true or not . Scary
I don't support either
I don't support either because neither are as good as in the first 15-16 presidents they just don't have as much virtue. take George Washington or John Q. Adams for example.
I'm talking about the Trump
I'm talking about the Trump/Clinton debate
They should make this
They should make this technology illegal! I don't see any good that could come out of it.
I was born in 2006 to.
I was born in 2006 to.
Not Cool
That means that the news could be lying to the world. I don't like it.
no way!!
CREEPY!