There it was, video of former President Obama saying, “Stay woke, b*****s.” But it wasn’t him, of course. It was Obama’s face, with comedian Jordan Peele’s mouth — and voice — superimposed seamlessly. The purpose of this stunt was to raise awareness — that the false news phenomenon was coming to video and that the creations, though not entirely convincing, could look alarmingly real.
Business in the Age of Computational Propaganda and Deep Fakes
False news is about to go to a whole new level.
July 24, 2018
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