Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse

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What You Urgently Need To Know

By Nina Schick

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Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse by Nina Schick explores the emerging threat of deepfake technology and its impact on politics, society, and media. The book provides a comprehensive examination of how realistic fake media manipulated by artificial intelligence can influence public perception, endanger democratic processes, and contribute to information chaos. Schick offers insights into the challenges posed by this technology and discusses potential measures to combat its risks in the digital age.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by the intersection of technology and politics and are eager to understand how deep fake technology is shaping the future of information and misinformation. It offers insights into the potential impact on democracy, security, and society, making it a compelling read for anyone concerned with current and future challenges in digital truth.

Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse

Everything you need to know about "deepfakes" and what could become the biggest information and communications meltdown in world history.

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"Nina Schick is alerting us to a danger from the future that is already here." - Adam Boulton, Editor at Large, Sky News

Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse is an urgent, thoughtful and thoroughly-researched book that raises uncomfortable questions about the way that information is being distorted by states and individuals... A must-read." - Greg Williams, Editor in Chief of WIRED UK

"Essential reading for anyone interested in the shocking way information is and will be manipulated." - Lord Edward Vaizey

"Schick's Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse is a short, sharp book that hits you like a punch in the stomach." - Nick Cohen, The Observer

Deep Fakes is an uncomfortable but gripping read, probing the way in which the internet has been flooded with disinformation and dark arts propaganda." - Jim Pickard, Chief Political Correspondent, Financial Times

"A searing insight into a world so many of us find difficult to understand. I was gripped from the first page." - Iain Dale, Broadcaster

"With this powerful book, Nina Schick has done us all a great public service... It's your civic duty to read it." - Jamie Susskind, author of Future Politics

"Gripping, alarming and morally vital." - Ian Dunt, Host of Remainiacs Podcast

Deep Fakes are coming, and we are not ready.

Advanced AI technology is now able to create video of people doing things they never did, in places they have never been, saying things they never said.

In the hands of rogue states, terrorists, criminals or crazed individuals, they represent a disturbing new threat to democracy and personal liberty.

Deep Fakes can be misused to shift public opinion, swing Presidential elections, or blackmail, coerce, and silence individuals. And when combined with the destabilising overload of disinformation that has been dubbed 'the Infocalypse', we are potentially facing a danger of world-changing proportions.

Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse is International Political Technology Advisor Nina Schick's stark warning about a future we all need to understand before it's too late.

Deep Fake technology at its most insidious can currently be seen in the BBC drama series The Capture.

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Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse by Nina Schick is praised for its urgent and insightful exploration of how disinformation is shaping political landscapes. Reviewers highlight it as a vital, searing analysis that exposes the alarming ease with which deepfakes and propaganda blur truth, compelling readers and policymakers alike to confront these challenges. The book is described as gripping and essential, offering a well-researched guide to understanding and navigating the disconcerting reality of distorted information in our modern world.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781913183523

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 August 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Monoray

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Nina Schick is a political commentator, advisor and public speaker, specialising in how technology is reshaping politics in the 21st century. Most recently, her work has seen her advising on the fallout generated from Russian election interference in the US (and around the world) since 2016.

Nina has also advised global leaders including Emmanuel Macron, Joe Biden and Anders Fogh Rasmussen (the former Secretary General of NATO).

Half German and half Nepalese she speaks seven languages including German, Spanish and French and holds degrees from Cambridge University and University College London. She divides her time between London, Berlin and Kathmandu.