Deepfakes: How to spot them and can you avoid being deepfaked? | Expert Answers | CNA Explains

Amid growing global concern, Singapore has proposed a law to ban deepfakes of candidates during elections. The rise of such content - digitally manipulated to look or sound like someone else - has contributed to the increasing difficulty of determining if something online is authentic.

Ms Ong Si Ci, a lead engineer in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning at Singapore’s HTX, or Home Team Science and Technology Agency, tells us how to spot a deepfake and the effectiveness of banning such altered content. Read more: https://cna.asia/4e0WejM

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00:00 Introduction
00:17 What are deepfakes?
00:35 Ways to spot deepfakes
01:19 Why does the average person need to care about deepfakes?
02:17 How are deepfakes created?
02:59 What can a person do avoid being a deepfake victim?
04:07 Are there any laws to regulate deepfakes?
05:10 How do we know whether a source is legitimate?
06:03 Why can't social media platforms ban deepfakes?

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