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Can You Spot What's Real? - DeepFakes, The LO Down

Written by Sawyer Jones | Jun 28, 2019 5:40:06 PM

An emerging technology, DeepFakes (a port-manteau of "Deep Learning" and "Fakes") is poised to have a significant impact on the financial world. The potential for fraud, false evidence and social engineering is almost unlimited.

We have a resource linked below that can help you educate yourself on how to identify misleading or manipulated video:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/fact-checker/manipulated-video-guide/?fbclid=IwAR2S6YrMdrguzCOWblnjjLTbdtBySohoo_a3IBWCtkUSr-UOZkQDYSpo170&noredirect=on&utm_term=.f4273853eeea

Articles discussed

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/technology/2018/11/deepfake-coming-scam-near/

https://gizmodo.com/a-new-method-of-spotting-deepfake-videos-looks-for-the-1835743742

Related technology that is crazy: https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17334658/google-ai-phone-call-assistant-duplex-ethical-social-implications