Artificial intelligence is changing how we see the world — and how we decide what is real. From deepfake videos to AI-generated voices and synthetic news, the digital age has entered a dangerous phase: reality itself is becoming editable. As elections, media, and public trust collide with rapidly advancing AI, one question now sits at the center of everything: Can we still trust what we see? You watch a video. A familiar face. A convincing voice. The message feels urgent, confident, real. You believe it — automatically. That instinct used to serve us well. Today, it doesn’t. The deepfake problem isn’t about technology Deepfakes are no longer crude tricks or internet jokes. AI can now replicate faces, voices, expressions, and speech patterns with unsettling precision. What once required specialized labs can now be done with consumer tools. The real issue isn’t that this technology exists. The real issue is that fake and real are becoming indistinguishable. A political leader...
Reality is stranger than fiction. Welcome to the rabbit hole.