Yuval Noah Harari: I didn’t recognise an AI deepfake of myself | The Economist

There are now AI fakes. of me giving lectures. and doing interviews. about subjects like... Are they as good as you? They are extremely good. So a couple of people. sent me the same. video, a 30-minute long lecture. that I supposedly gave. about the future. with complaints about. “you said this and you said that”. and I kind of scratched my head. I don't remember. saying these things. So they sent me. the video and I opened it. and it took me a minute and a half,

a minute and a half to conclude. this isn't me. Now my sisters sent me this video. My sisters have known me for 50 years. and they felt something was off. but they weren't sure. They said “is this you?”. And it took me a minute and a half. I'm in a exposed position. because there is so much of me. online already. So the AI... It's easy for the AI. to know how I sound. and what are ideas.

I talk about. But this will soon be. coming for everybody.