For the last 30 years or so, children have been told not to believe everything they find online, but we may need to now extend this lesson to adults. That's because we are in the midst of a so-called'deepfake' phenomenon, where artificial intelligence (AI) technology is being used to manipulate videos and audio in a way that replicates real life. To help set an example of transparency, the world's first'certified' deepfake video has been released by AI studio Revel.ai. This appears to shows Nina Schick, a professional AI adviser, delivering a warning about how'the lines between real and fiction are becoming blurred'. Of course, it is not really her, and the video has been cryptographically signed by digital authenticity company Truepic, declaring it contains AI-generated content.

You may never have heard the term "synthetic media"-- more commonly known as "deepfakes"-- but our military, law enforcement and intelligence agencies certainly have. They are hyper-realistic video and audio recordings that use artificial intelligence and "deep" learning to create "fake" content or "deepfakes." The U.S. government has grown increasingly concerned about their potential to be used to spread disinformation and commit crimes. That's because the creators of deepfakes have the power to make people say or do anything, at least on our screens. As we first reported in October, most Americans have no idea how far the technology has come in just the last five years or the danger, disruption and opportunities that come with it.

You may never have heard the term "synthetic media"-- more commonly known as "deepfakes"-- but our military, law enforcement and intelligence agencies certainly have. They are hyper-realistic video and audio recordings that use artificial intelligence and "deep" learning to create "fake" content or "deepfakes." The U.S. government has grown increasingly concerned about their potential to be used to spread disinformation and commit crimes. That's because the creators of deepfakes have the power to make people say or do anything, at least on our screens. Most Americans have no idea how far the technology has come in just the last four years or the danger, disruption and opportunities that come with it.