As the adoption of AI applications soars high across various industries, The rise of Deepfake technology can cause concern.

Deepfake technology takes advantage of deep learning algorithms to swap faces, audio and text in videos, images and other digital content to make the fake appear real.

Deepfake technology can be categorised as Face-swapping deepfakes, Audio deepfakes and textual deepfakes and is primarily used in entertainment for making fascinating and funny videos. 

With the explosive rate of internet usage and newer versions of applications outpouring the market, it isn’t difficult for anyone to download photos and videos of anybody in the modern hyperconnected world.

If it evolves with extreme sophistication in replicating human behaviour, will people shut their eyes and ears to social media? 

- Madhavi Desai