How AI Deepfakes Are Really Made | Hany Farid - NOVA Presents

Update: 2025-11-17

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The deepfake game is getting real. Deepfake detective Hany Farid gets under the hood of AI and explains exactly how it can now make such convincing fake content – so convincing that he himself has trouble identifying his own real voice from an AI-generated fraud. Can you spot the deepfake?

For more, check out the extended interview with Hany Farid.

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