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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

BIZARRE: Average briton now struggles to identify deepfakes study finds - What They Never Told You

Britons struggle to identify deepfakes even though they understand what they are, a new study has found, as experts warn the UK faces an uphill battle in protecting democracy from AI misinformation

New research found that Briton’s ability to separate deepfakes from real images is barely above chance, with AI-generated videos proving particularly difficult to verify.

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