Faith and Deepfakes: Pope Leo XIV in the Age of AI

'This is going to be a massive problem': Pope Leo in the age of deepfakes - Deacon Greg Kandra

I’ve posted about this on Facebook a few times over the last couple of weeks — the rapid multiplication of fake Pope Leo memes that a surprising number of people believe are real. Over at Substack, Steven Greydanus offers some advice on ferreting out fake quotes and memes, and notes: Why do fake quote attributions matter? “It doesn’t matter who said it, as long as it’s inspiring” is an attitude some people take, usually after passing on quotes w…

Faith and Deepfakes: Pope Leo XIV in the Age of AI

In the days following Pope Leo XIV’s election, the internet has been inundated with AI-generated deepfake videos, images, and messages purporting to depict the new pontiff. These media fabrications, some of which have been circulated on platforms like YouTube and... The post Faith and Deepfakes: Pope Leo XIV in the Age of AI appeared first on Where Peter Is.