What is Deepfake?
A deepfake is a fake video, photo or voice made with AI that looks real but is not.
With AI you can copy someone's face or voice so convincingly that it looks real. That is how videos appear in which someone seems to say things they never said. Scammers use this, for instance with a faked voice of a director asking for an urgent payment. The technology is getting better and cheaper fast.
Do not blindly trust image and sound anymore, certainly not with a request for money or data. Check through a second, familiar channel whether it is real.
Put precisely
A deepfake does not have to be a video. A faked voice on a phone call is already enough, and it costs little time or money.
Common misconception
That you can spot one by glitches or odd-looking hands. You can no longer rely on that.
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