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'You can't tell': UVU study examines the effectiveness of deepfake videos
A Utah Valley University study found alarming data about deepfake videos and how they can influence voter opinion during political elections. The findings, presented on campus Thursday morning by UVU's Emerging Tech Policy Lab and Herbert Institute for Public Policy, determined that deepfake videos have become increasingly difficult to identify and can change opinion just as effectively as real media. Researchers also said they found no correlation between an individual's familiarity with deepfakes and their ability to identify them. It marked UVU's second study done on the topic in ...
