Deepfakes

The Coming Infocalypse

By: Nina Schick

Narrated by: Stephanie Racine

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.

Amazing book, and so relevant right in the start of 2025

This book dives into how fast AI is evolving—it’s exciting but also terrifying. Even though it’s only four years old, some parts already feel outdated, which shows how quickly things are changing. It does a great job of breaking down the risks of misusing AI and makes you think hard about where we’re headed. A quick, thought-provoking read.

Interesting, but absolutely no critical examination

The author repeatedly claims that things are “dangerous” and discusses “disinformation” without actually exploring if these claims are true. Her stories are not illustrative of the deep dangers she predicts deep fakes/ai pose, nor of the harm they’ve caused. I wish this book had more disciplined exploration of counterclaims. Came off like a propaganda piece because it was not even slightly interested in seeking truth 🤨

Important Book

I work in cybersecurity and I must say there isn’t a more important book that has come out. Nina did an excellent job with this audio book and I strongly recommend it.

Nothing new if you’re techie

Feels like the audience for this is the vastly uninformed who’ve been asleep for the last 7 years. Nothing new exposed for anyone remotely techie.

Interesting Food for Thought

This book points to a disturbing trend that has continued to this day. We are witnessing the destruction of civil discourse!