ARTIFICIAL intelligence is now widely available – and the risks of being fooled by a fake image or video are increasing.
AI “deepfakes” that impersonate famous people, authorities or loved ones are increasingly common and can be very convincing.
Fortunately, there are some telltale signs to help you identify them. AI Fakes.
Deepfakes can be used to trick you into handing over money or confidential information.
Or they can be used to make you believe something that isn’t true, like a shocking piece of “fake News“.
Now, cybersecurity experts at McAfee are encouraging people to watch out for the warning signs that you’re being scammed by a deepfake.
OMINOUS SIGNS
According to Jasdev Dhaliwal, security expert at McAfee, there are five signs that you are facing a deepfake.
“Most AI technology still renders fingers and hands poorly,” said Dhaliwal, Director of Marketing and Security Evangelist at McAfee.
“It often creates eyes that can have a soulless or dead appearance – or that show irregularities between them.
“Also, shadows can appear in places where they don’t look natural.
“Additionally, skin tone may appear uneven.
“In deepfaked videos, the voice and facial expressions may not be exactly aligned, making the subject appear robotic and stiff.”
Make sure to keep an eye out for any inaccuracies as they can reveal a deepfake very easily.
You may need to watch closely as the quality of AI fakes improves.
So if you’re looking at an image that bothers you, take the time to examine it closely and see if you can spot any errors.
Deepfakes – what are they and how do they work?
Here’s what you need to know…
- Deepfakes are fake videos of people that look perfectly real
- They are made using computers to generate convincing representations of events that never happened
- Often this involves swapping one person’s face with another’s or making them say whatever you want.
- The process begins by feeding an AI with hundreds or even thousands of photos of the victim
- A machine learning algorithm swaps certain parts frame by frame until it generates a realistic but fake photo or video
- In a famous deepfake clip, comedian Jordan Peele created a realistic video of Barack Obama in which the former president called Donald Trump an “imbecile.”
- In another, Will Smith’s face is pasted onto the character Neo in the action film The Matrix. Smith turned down the role to star in the failed film Wild Wild West, while the Matrix role went to Keanu Reeves
OTHER WAYS TO COUNT
Of course, as AI improves, it becomes more difficult to distinguish fake images from real ones.
Therefore, you need to watch out for other signs that someone is trying to scam you.
To start, be sure to “consider the context,” recommends McAfee.
In deepfaked videos, the voice and facial expressions may not be exactly aligned, making the subject appear robotic and stiff.
Jasdev Dhaliwal
“AI fakes generally don’t appear on their own,” Dhaliwal explained.
“Often there is text or a larger article surrounding them. Inspect the text for typos, bad grammar, and poor overall composition. See if the text makes sense.”
And second, question the claim the image or video is making.
See if the claims have been verified elsewhere.
If the image or video makes a very bold and shocking claim – or is used to ask for money or personal information – and you can’t find any information about it anywhere, you may be falling for a scam.
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