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Hany Farid discusses the challenges of detecting deepfakes and the implications for society.

UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid spent his career detecting AI fakes. Now he can’t tell what’s real. Other experts are getting fooled too. What that means for the rest of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host: Kim Komando

Guest: Hany Farid

Topics covered

• deepfakes
• AI
• technology
• media manipulation
• digital forensics

Keywords

• deepfakes
• AI detection
• Hany Farid
• UC Berkeley
• media authenticity

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Organizations: UC Berkeley

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