A History of Fake Things on the Internet
A History of Fake Things on the Internet
Tracing Online Fakery from Photo Edits to AI-Generated Media
About This Book
The Evolution of Digital Deception (2023) examines how manufactured content has developed online, spanning early image doctoring through contemporary AI-created deepfakes. The book investigates the technical breakthroughs enabling each wave of deceptive media and connects their societal consequences to core human tendencies. Scheirer contends that issues arising from fraudulent digital material stem primarily from humanity's creative and destructive impulses, not from the falsified media itself.
Who Should Read This?
- Scholars studying technology’s historical development
- Educators promoting critical media consumption
- Professionals working in digital security fields
- Readers curious about online misinformation phenomena
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