Spotting a Fake

    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 or not something is a deep fake. That speaks to the enormity of this topic and how it evolves so rapidly it is almost scary but also amazing. With the advancements in technology today we are going to continue to see scary yet amazing things that are going to continue to advance the way that we live. So the only thing we can do is train ourselves in spotting deep fakes and arming ourselves with information. 

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