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An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary

An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary

Synthesia's new technology is impressive but raises big questions about a world where we increasingly can’t tell what’s real.

MIT Technology Review Narrated

August 28, 202429m 45s

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An AI startup created a hyperrealistic deepfake of MIT Technology Review’s senior AI reporter that was so believable, even she thought it was really her at first. This technology is impressive, to be sure. But it raises big questions about a world where we increasingly can’t tell what’s real and what's fake.


This story was written by senior AI reporter Melissa Heikkilä and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com