AssimilatingTech

     You know it is amazing how more and more advanced this world is getting. Deep Fakes in the past would have been akin to fraud. But it has become so wildly used and advanced to the point that it is hard to tell the difference between who is real and what is not. In the video it was explained to what length deep fakes can go. We have become so desensitized to it that we brush it off usually without a second thought. It is usually not difficult to spot a deep fake you just have to have a general idea of what you are looking for. Whether it be the smallest mistakes such as pronunciation of certain words, tone of voice especially when answers seem almost robotic, grammatical errors and so many other nuances you can usually pick up on. There are many ways to spot them. Most commonly its more about instinct. You usually know instinctually if something doesn’t seem right. I can almost always tell. Sure, nothing is always full proof and there is no sure way to check whether o...

       One of the main reasons for choosing this class, was for the credits. It was the only option available at the last minute and I was a little late to registration. To be completely frank, I barely read the name of the class because I was in a rush to register. After the first two or so classes I have come to enjoy the class and its content.        I guess if I had to choose, I think that one thing I would hope to gain in this class is just how much and how fast things change, especially technology. The nuances of technology and its uses fascinates me. For example, this week’s lecture on deep fakes and just how advanced they have gotten. Of course, I knew they existed just not the extent that it can create a person, an identity with a face that never existed nor will ever exist. Which is a bit shocking to me because, as humans it is nearly impossible for us to create a whole new face, even in dreams the people we ‘make up’ are real people we ...