People ‘over-confident’ they can spot deepfake videos, survey finds

The flaws of deepfakes were once easy enough to spot, but experts say the technology used to create faked footage is now sophisticated enough to fool anyone. — dpa

SAN FRANCISCO: Joe Biden in drag, drinking Bud Light; Donald Trump as a shady lawyer in Breaking Bad. The two likeliest contestants in the 2024 US presidential election have both been subject of recent deepfake hoax videos.

Boosted by “generative” AI tools such as ChatGPT, deepfakes “have reached a level of sophistication that prevents detection by the naked eye”, according to the publishers of a recent multi-nation survey, which found people to be too sure of their own ability to spot a fake.