Deepfake videos are so convincing — and so easy to make — that they pose a political threat

Salon interviewed Siwei Lyu about how deepfakes are becoming increasingly easier to make and much more convincing to the public, posing them as a political threat.  Lyu explains how AI used to make deepfakes manipulates countless images and videos of the target. He believes the most unsettling of all would be the manipulation of a person’s face. He states “The resulting video may need further adjustments to ensure the final video looks seamless and realistic. This can involve blending the edges of the manipulated areas with the original footage or correcting any inconsistencies in lighting and color."