: Confronting live call-center fraudsters who impersonate major retail, postal, and airline brands.
Deepfakes are synthetic media, primarily videos or images, that have been manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms. These sophisticated tools enable the creation of highly realistic, yet fabricated, content that can be used to deceive viewers or readers. Deepfakes often involve swapping faces or voices, making it appear as though someone is saying or doing something they never actually did.
“Everything was scheduled down to the second,” says the set designer, who refuses to be named. “We had a ‘farm’ backdrop painted on a wall, a portable barn that could be folded up and moved between locations, and a ‘real’ cow that was actually a plush prop for close‑ups.”
