Learn to spot an AI-made video or voice
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A deepfake is a video, picture or audio clip made with artificial intelligence to look or sound real, and a cloned voice needs only a short clip of someone speaking. Fact-checkers at Full Fact suggest searching for the original footage and asking whether the scenario is realistic, as well as slowing a video down to look for glitches.
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How to start
- Read Full Fact's guide to spotting deepfake videos and AI audio.
- Read the Federal Trade Commission alert on cloned voices in family emergency scams.
- Practise on one clip you are unsure about by searching for the original footage and for reports from trustworthy news sources.
Where to go
- Full Fact guide, "How to spot deepfake videos and AI audio" (UK fact-checking charity) UK
- Federal Trade Commission consumer alert on AI voice cloning in family emergency scams (US government) US
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