Trust No One, Michael Grothaus
Trust No One, Michael Grothaus
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Trust No One
Inside the World of Deepfakes

Author: Michael Grothaus

Narrator: Dexter Galang

Unabridged: 8 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Coronet

Published: 11/11/2021

Synopsis

Deepfake technology can create video evidence of just about anything: Hollywood superstar Margot Robbie in an orgy; Chinese president Xi Jinping declaring nuclear war; basketball legend Michael Jordan winning the World Cup. The only limit is the imagination. In a time where fake news and disinformation is becoming harder and harder to identify, it is more essential than ever to understand the dark origins of deepfakes.

Journalist Michael Grothaus goes down the rabbit hole as he interviews the often morally dubious, yet incredibly skilled creators of this content. It's a journey that opens a window into the communities transforming reality.

Challenging, enlightening and terrifying, this audiobook asks the question other people are too scared to: what happens when you can no longer believe your own eyes?

(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Michael Grothaus

Michael Grothaus is a novelist and journalist. Having got his start over 20 years ago writing for Screen, his work has since appeared in Fast Company, VICE, the Guardian, Litro Magazine, The Irish Times, Quartz, and others. His debut novel Epiphany Jones, a story about the alienating aspects of the internet and sex trafficking among the Hollywood elite, was longlisted for the John Creasy New Blood Dagger Award in 2017. Trust No One is his first non-fiction book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alexandra

interesting topic and introduction to it, but felt like an extended vice article(lacking scientific style of writing/language?) an easy and quick read, looots of pages dedicated to deepfake pornography but overall offers a good idea on malpractice of mentioned technology and positive usage of it......more

Goodreads review by Kyle

if you’re interested read it soon, because we’ve already surpassed some of the “what-ifs” in these pages from a book only 2 years old on deepfake tech......more

Quotes

A clear, readable rundown of how deepfakes are changing our world The Sunday Times

The page-turner of a book stresses that deepfakes are a ticking timebomb and that we, the public, need to educate ourselves before we herald in a zero-trust society where seeing is no longer believing... If you're looking for a greater understanding of the wild world of deepfakes, how they are created, their benefits and harms as well as their stomach-churning implications; Trust No One is a great place to start. Reaction

Michael Grothaus takes a hard look at the growth of deep fakes, examining cases that demonstrate the threats presented by morally dubious creators. From the personal to political, the impact of deep fakes is considered carefully by Grothaus, both on the victims and on society as a whole, creating an essential picture of a growing trend in disinformation.

Thought-provoking . . . he interviews some shady characters and raises interesting questions Mail On Sunday

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