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The slippery slope of using AI and deepfakes to bring history to life

  • Written by Nir Eisikovits, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, University of Massachusetts Boston
The slippery slope of using AI and deepfakes to bring history to lifeIn a still from a MyHeritage.com video, Abraham Lincoln chats about how he colored and sharpened old family photos to bring them to life.MyHeritage

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