How are AI deepfakes created and detected?

Deepfakes are like special photos or videos that make it look like someone said or did something they didn’t.

AI deepfakes are created by using smart computers, kind of like a really clever friend who can copy your voice and face. Imagine you're playing a game where you have to pretend to be someone else, the computer learns how you move your lips, how you speak, and then it copies that into a new video.

For example, if you had a robot that watched you talk for a while, it could make it look like you’re saying something completely different, just by changing your face and voice!

Detecting deepfakes is like catching someone in a lie. Sometimes you can tell because the fake person’s lips don’t match what they're saying, or their eyes blink in a funny way. Smart computers can also check for these clues to see if it's real or fake.

It's like when you pretend to be asleep, your mom might still know you're faking it because she knows how you really sleep!