Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been ingrained into our lives for some time. From Alexa and Siri to facial recognition and chatbots, most of us interact with this type of technology on a daily basis.
But there is a potentially darker and deceptive side to this technology, particularly as it gets more refined, which could blur the lines between fact and fiction.
AI image generators have been increasingly used for entertainment purposes to create ‘deepfakes’ – digitally manipulated videos. From TikTok accounts dedicated to Tom Cruise deepfakes to an engineered video of Barack Obama using obscenities to describe Donald Trump, viewed online by millions, it’s clear how this technology is being abused.
At this latest Science Speakeasy, a panel of experts will explore the future of truth in an AI world dominated by deepfakes and manipulation, where anyone can create convincing false images, news articles and social media posts.
We will examine the evolving landscape of deceptive AI-generated content and discuss the dilemma of how we can ever know if anything we see or hear is real.