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    The Rise of AI Deepfakes on Social Media 

    By Harper Gardner  Imagine waking up to a new social media video of your favorite celebrity admitting to a crime. They are instantly cancelled and hated by the whole internet, only to find out later that the video was completely fake and made by AI. This issue is currently rising through social media. Advancements in AI have allowed people to create fake videos and scenarios on social media. AI uses machine learning to copy a person’s face and voice. For example, some users on social media have created fake videos using artificial intelligence, which feature celebrities promoting products or political causes.  This makes influencers and celebrities more vulnerable to unnecessary hate for a video that they never created, as many may struggle with determining videos that are real or produced by AI, and therefore assume the worst about the creator. This also creates major risks to…