What's the latest buzz about Artificial Intelligence creating fake Obama?

This might come across surprising for lot many AI enthusiasts out there, but the technology actually fosters the capability to create fake audio and video, which is difficult to distinguish from reality. In a recent feat, scientists at University of Washington created an AI software that could generate highly realistic fake videos of former president Barack Obama using existing audio and video clips of him. The tool essentially takes audio files, converts them into realistic mouth movements, and then grafts those movements onto existing video. The resultant video shows someone saying something they didn't. University of Washington scientists had previously revealed that the tool could be utilized for generating digital doppelgangers of anyone by simply analyzing their images.