You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas and conversations to spark your curiosity every day.

I'm your host, Elise Hew. Imagine this. You're looking at a grainy photograph of soldiers who've been taken hostage. Is this photo real or fake?

Until recently, this question wouldn't have been difficult to answer, but today it may be the

first thing we need to ask. In this talk, digital forensic scientist, Hani Farid, warns of

the fast-approaching dangers of generative AI in forever changing our understanding of truth

and facts and says that when it comes to our engagement with technology, we're at a pivotal

fork in the road. It all comes down to what choice we will make. Stick around after his talk

for a brief Q&A between Hani and Lateef Nassar, the co-host of Radio Lab,

and a guest curator at TED 2025. And tune in to this very feed later today for a special

conversation between Hani Farid and me, where we dig into some of the deeper ideas from his talk.

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