From South Park v Trump to AI slopaganda: deepfakes are now part of the news cycle, for better and for worse Anna Broinowski

The Guardian 

South Park's 27th season return featured a jaw-dropping deepfake of Donald Trump that resulted in an official statement from the White House. South Park's 27th season return featured a jaw-dropping deepfake of Donald Trump that resulted in an official statement from the White House. Deepfakes come with risks that demand urgent regulation. But it is vital their potential as a creative and satirical tool isn't stifled S alman Rushdie believes AI will not be a threat to authors until ChatGPT can write " a funny book ". His faith in human over synthetic creativity may hold some truth in the literary space.