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I’ve studied deepfakes for more than 25 years. Here’s why AI is making it nearly impossible for you to know what’s real.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert and former professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Farid also co-founded GetReal, a digital forensics and cybersecurity startup. It has been edited for length and clarity.The average person on the internet today cannot tell whether an image, video, or audio recording on their feed is real or not.We’ve done perceptual studies of this. The human visual and auditory systems…

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JPMorgan, Citigroup Named in DOJ Probe of Iran Leader’s Business Network

The Department of Justice is investigating transactions tied to a business network linked to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei that reportedly had exposure to major U.S. financial institutions, according to a Bloomberg News report. Bloomberg reported federal investigators are examining how companies connected to Khamenei built a global investment portfolio…

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