Deepfakes study finds doctored text is more manipulative than phony video

Deepfakes have been ranked as the most dangerous AI threat, but new research suggests the pen is mightier than the picture. Scientists at the MIT Media Lab showed almost 6,000 people 16 authentic political speeches and 16 that were doctored by AI. The soundbites were presented in permutations of text, video, and audio, such as video with subtitles or only text. The participants were told that half of the content was fake, and asked which snippets they believed were fabricated. …

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