Time running out before deepfakes will be undetectable

The increasing power and sophistication of AI technology means it is going to become harder and harder to discern the difference between real and fake photos and videos

A man walks in front of an image of a flower created with artificial intelligence by artist Refik Anadol in January. File photo: AP/Markus Schreiber

With more than 4,000 shares, 20,000 comments, and 100,000 reactions on Facebook, the photo of the elderly woman, sitting behind her homemade 122nd birthday cake, has unquestionably gone viral. 

“I started decorating cakes from five years old,” the caption reads, “and I can’t wait to grow my baking journey.”