Hany Farid is this week’s guest on Stay Tuned. A professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Farid is widely considered the “father of digital forensics,” and has developed a suite of tools that can be used to detect “deepfakes” — manipulated images, audio, and video. Farid has created software that can identify explicit or extremist content online and he’s part of a team developing techniques to screen for “deepfakes” featuring high-profile politicians and 2020 candidates.

In this excerpt from his conversation with Preet, Farid explains how a well-executed deepfake could impact the upcoming presidential election:

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