BBC News: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Fake Obama created using AI video tool - BBC News", cited as a concrete early example that AI-faked video was already convincing, in discussions of misinformation and trust in media.
- cited 3× 0 months 2018–2020news clipCited as a concrete early example that AI-faked video was already convincing, in discussions of misinformation and trust in media.
Questions
Which BBC News video does Hacker News recommend most?
Fake Obama created using AI video tool - BBC News: recommended in 0 different months by 0 HN users between 2018 and 2020.
Is this every BBC News video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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