Is that video real? Last year a video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi circulated online that was slowed down, making it look like she was intoxicated. “So they’ll believe even a poorly manipulated video if it’s about someone they don’t like or think of in a certain way.”Delp’s team develops ways to detect fake videos. But like fake video, fake audio has gotten very sophisticated via artificial intelligence – and it can be just as damaging. He says manipulated audio is the basis for a lot of scams that can ruin people’s lives and even compromise large companies.

Source: CNN October 19, 2020 14:44 UTC