It’s Time to Talk Seriously About Deepfakes and Misinformation

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Like many of the technologies we discuss on this blog—think phishing scams or chatbots—deepfakes aren’t necessarily new. They’re just getting a whole lot better. And that has scary implications for both private citizens and businesses alike. The term “deepfakes,” coined by a Reddit user in 2017, was initially most often associated with pornography. A once […]

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