Power of deepfakes: three times the world fell for dangerous fakes

Deepfakes are more than silly games and pranks. At least on five accounts, they almost had the power to change the political course of entire countries. What many think of when hearing the word "deepfake" are viral videos of Tom Cruise "goofing around" on Tik Tok. Yet, it's the most harmless example of what a recording posing as a famous person can do. As seen in the video of Barack Obama created by Jordan Peele and BuzzFeed with the help of the latest AI technology, deepfakes can be rather convincing in posing as famous figures.