14-DEC-19 NBC NIGHTLY NEWS - Digitally altered ‘deepfake’ videos a growing threat as 2020 election approaches

The technology known as ‘deepfakes’ – deceptive videos of real people altered using artificial intelligence – are quickly beginning to damage our trust in the truth of video evidence. How will we trust the footage we see, especially with a presidential election approaching? Jake Ward hears from researchers in California teaching computers to tell the difference.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/digitally-altered-deepfake-videos-a-growing-threat-as-2020-election-approaches-75100229602