INSTAGRAM'S top boss has defended his decision not to take down unsettling fake videos of celebrities on the platform.
They're what's known as "deepfake" videos, in which AI is used to manipulate real footage of someone to make them look like they're saying something they haven't. They can be used to create realistic videos that make celebrities appear as though they're saying something they didn't To help other users create these videos, pervs upload "facesets", which are huge computer folders filled with a celebrity's face that can be easily fed through the "deepfakes" app
There's rising concern among experts that convincing deepfakes could be used to spread misinformation on social media.
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