Chip and Fake Hurry to Remind: How Fakes Were Made Before the Advent of AI (and Why They Are Terrible) Making a Deepfake is Easy and No One is Surprised Anymore by Another Neural Network Exercise
The article discusses the history and evolution of fake news, tracing its roots from pre-AI 'chip fakes' to modern deepfakes. It highlights how various actors, including scammers, politicians, journalists, and trolls, have historically manipulated information. The piece emphasizes that while AI has made creating deepfakes easier, the underlying tactics of spreading misinformation have a long and often dangerous history. AI
IMPACT Understanding the historical context of misinformation tactics can inform strategies for combating AI-generated fake news.