Deepfake videos prompt false memories of films in half of participants

techxplore.com Deepfake videos prompt false memories of films in half of participants

In a new study, deepfake video clips of movie remakes that don't actually exist prompted participants to falsely remember the films—but simple text descriptions of the fake movies prompted similar false memory rates. Gillian Murphy of University College Cork, Ireland, and Lero, the Science Foundatio...

Deep fake videos can evoke false memories of the movies.
The study was conducted with the participation of 436 people.
Participants watched fake remake videos and text descriptions.
On average, 49% of participants believed that each fake remake was real.
The frequency of false memories from textual descriptions was just as high.
Deep forgery technology is no more effective than other memory corruption tools.
Participants expressed concern about the use of deep forgery technology.
Research shows that non-technical means can be effective in distorting memory.

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I would love to watch these just to see if any would fool me.
- You already did?
  
  I did? Are you trying to put false memories in my brain? That won't work. I knew what I was watching.

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