Deep fakes and AI: getting anyone to say anything has never been easier

2023-09-17 08:42:09

“I am proud to announce to you that on January 1, 2024, thanks to our commitment to nuclear power, the cost of electricity for all French people will drop by 50%. » At first glance, everything suggests that this shocking and improbable announcement from the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, is… true. Video shot in an official setting from his office in Bercy, perfectly recognizable voice, coherent gestures… In reality, these images were generated in a few tens of minutes by an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. We will not distribute them here to prevent them from being used for bad purposes.