Faking It Till We Make It: The Hilarious and Hazardous World of AI Deepfakes

With the rapid advances in generative AI technology, tools such as deepfake technology has introduced a new wave of cyber criminal activities.
These activities include, impersonation of celebrities and public figures to sell and promote products and services, spread disinformation and the most dangerous of them all, mislead the general public towards malicious ends.
There have been increasing cases of public figures such as Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, being replicated to promote dubious investment opportunities.

This has sparked major concerns for governmental sectors around the world, causing increase in legislation against the use of generative AI tools as well as public education in media literacy.

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