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Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse Kindle Edition

by Nina Schick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Uncover everything you need to know about "deepfakes" and what could become the biggest information and communications meltdown in world history.

In a world of deepfakes, it will soon be impossible to tell what is real and what isn't. As advances in artificial intelligence, video creation, and online trolling continue, deepfakes pose not only a real threat to democracy -- they threaten to take voter manipulation to unprecedented new heights. This crisis of misinformation which we now face has since been dubbed the "Infocalypse."

In DEEPFAKES, investigative journalist Nina Schick uses her expertise from working in the field to reveal shocking examples of deepfakery and explain the dangerous political consequences of the Infocalypse, both in terms of national security and what it means for public trust in politics. This all-too-timely book also unveils what this all means for us as individuals, how deepfakes will be used to intimidate and to silence, for revenge and fraud, and just how truly unprepared governments and tech companies are for what's coming.
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    August 25, 2020
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"Those concerned with the criminal side of technology will learn from Schick's well-mounted argument."―Kirkus

"Schick's DEEPFAKES is a short, sharp book that hits you like a punch in the stomach."―Nick Cohen, The Observer

"With this powerful book, Nina Schick has done us all a great public service. It's a brilliant guide to the challenges facing our information ecosystem. It's your civic duty to read it."―Jamie Susskind, award-winning author of Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech

"A searing insight into a world so many of us find difficult to understand. I was gripped from the first page and read the book in one sitting. The lessons I learned from it will stay with me for a long time."―Iain Dale, broadcaster, Leading Britain's Conversation

"Gripping, alarming and morally vital. Reading this book is like being ushered into a terrifying new world where nothing can be trusted. Thankfully Nina Schick guides us through it in a reassuringly old-fashioned way: with diligence, breezy storytelling, expert insight and a tried-and-tested commitment to accuracy."―Ian Dunt, author of Brexit: What the Hell Happens Next?

"DEEPFAKES is an uncomfortable but gripping read, probing the way in which the internet has been flooded with disinformation and dark arts propaganda dubbed by Schick as 'the Infocalypse'-and how that has undermined democracies in the world. The book sketches out an alarming future where convincing fakes will make it even harder for citizens to disentangle truth from lies, and I would advise policy-makers to read it."―Jim Pickard, chief political correspondent, The Financial Times

About the Author

Nina Schick regularly contributes to international broadcasters including CNN, Bloomberg, Sky, and the BBC. Her work has been published by the Times, the Telegraph, and the New Statesman, amongst others. She is a political commentator, advisor, and public speaker, specializing in how technology is reshaping politics in the 21st century. She holds degrees from Cambridge University and University College London. She divides her time between London, Berlin and Kathmandu.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0874BYNW1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Twelve; Illustrated edition (August 25, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 25, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7.3 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 225 pages
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Nina has worked on the frontline of seismic political events over the last decade. This includes her work on Brexit; the EU's migrant crisis; Emmanuel Macron's Presidential campaign; election interference (including in the 2016 and 2020 US elections), and on the evolution of disinformation.

Nina has advised a group of global leaders including Joe Biden, the former Vice President of the United States, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former Secretary General of NATO, on AI generated synthetic media in the form of deepfakes.

Her forthcoming book, "Deepfakes and the Infocalypse" will be released in August 2020.

Nina is a contributor to international broadcasters including Bloomberg, Sky, CNN and the BBC. She has been published by the Times, CNN, the Sunday Telegraph and the New Statesman amongst others.

Nina speaks seven languages including German, Spanish and French. She holds degrees from Cambridge University and University College London.

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Customers find the book informative and easy to read. They appreciate the author's knowledge of the subject and how quickly disinformation can spread. The book provides a good overview of the problems with deep fakes and misinformation campaigns.

"Not particularly well written, but surely a wealth of information regarding the WWW & it's endless possibilities...." Read more

"...It does a good job of quickly contextualizing disinformation historically both in terms of creation and spread in the pre-digital environment...." Read more

"...fairly good introduction to the subject but then it is not discussed again for over 100 pages of the 206-page book...." Read more

"...the commoditization of deepfake tools, it also looks at how quickly disinformation can spread, especially in the silo'd news bubble that so many of..." Read more

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Customers find the book's introduction helpful. They say it provides a good overview of AI technology and is an important read. However, some readers felt the author's political views were distracting.

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"...The first chapter gives a fairly good introduction to the subject but then it is not discussed again for over 100 pages of the 206-page book...." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read and informative. They say it's a quick, accessible read without being technical.

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  • DESilva
    5.0 out of 5 stars Phew, it's going to be a stranger world than ever before
    Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2021
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    Not particularly well written, but surely a wealth of information regarding the WWW & it's endless possibilities. This read confirmed my suspicions of a rapidly growing problem. Misinformation is as dangerous as rockets & far less obvious. This book exposes the truth of dark A.I. The world, as a community must some how react in a manner of nonacceptance to internet manipulation & abuse. This is a quick read about very large trouble brewing for the near future.

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  • KC
    4.0 out of 5 stars Quick read, nice global perspective
    Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2021
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    This book is a quick, accessible read and not technical (the section on generative adversarial networks is a good layperson's overview of that technology). It does a good job of quickly contextualizing disinformation historically both in terms of creation and spread in the pre-digital environment. The section on the US election is pretty well-trod ground for anyone who keeps track of current events, but this book really shines in bringing in examples from elsewhere in the world that we in the US may not have heard about.
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  • Allan Liska
    5.0 out of 5 stars Something we all need to worry about
    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2020
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    This is a great overview of the problems with deep fakes and rampant mis and disinformation campaigns. Not only does it do a great job of looking at the threats posed by deepfakes, especially with the commoditization of deepfake tools, it also looks at how quickly disinformation can spread, especially in the silo'd news bubble that so many of us reside. I really liked that the book stayed current, including a section on COVID-19 misinformation.
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  • Doug Hawk
    5.0 out of 5 stars DEEP FAKES is an Important Book that Foreshadows a Frightening Future
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2021
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    DEEP FAKES skillfully lays out the coming of fake video and audio that will be virtually impossible to distinguish from real video. The technology is here and the bad actors -- from foreign countries to home-grown terrorists -- are in place to make us all question future events and speeches.
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  • Robert H. Burns
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but repeated information.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021
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    I was disappointed as much of the information is available in current articles. Also, too much of the book was devoted to Trump-bashing (which is OK with me, but...) and not enough to AI.
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  • Hart
    5.0 out of 5 stars Important book to read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2021
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    This is a very awesome book. The topic is the most important story of the Internet age. Deep Fakes could be the death of Democracy. We all need to have a way to tell what are true information and what is fake to be able to make intelligent decisions.
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  • AVK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Right item received
    Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023
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    Just what I ordered and on time.
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  • Brett E. Mehiel
    1.0 out of 5 stars propaganda with poor editing
    Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024
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    There are no spaces after periods.This is very distracting.Some of the paragraphs don't even end with periods Another problem with this book is the language, I don't like all the 'f' words here. The examples given are highly loaded with state propaganda.Save your money
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  • Muhammad Syed
    5.0 out of 5 stars A lot more interesting than I thought!!
    Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2022
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    A great great product to see what's coming in near future. Learned so much about deepfakes and how its being used. Sooo interesting to read about this technology. Shipping was super quick too!!
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  • John Lefebvre
    5.0 out of 5 stars Russian IRA very scary
    Reviewed in Canada on January 10, 2021
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    This book is an eye opener and very informative in a scary way? What does our future hold in store for us as a love your neighbor society. Nina Schick doesn't hold back the punches about Russian domination. Hard to put down once you start. Check it out .
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  • Juergen Hesse
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative read.
    Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2020
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    Scary, what is coming, thanks to social networks. Makes you think twice to subscribe to any of those services.
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