Renowned physicist Michio Kaku has warned of AI-generated deepfakes falsely portraying him as believing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is an alien spacecraft. These manipulated videos, using his likeness, are spreading misinformation amid a scientific debate. Similar deepfakes targeting physicist Brian Cox have also surfaced, prompting calls for swift platform action.
Renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku has issued an urgent warning about AI-generated deepfake videos exploiting his image to spread false claims about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The fraudulent clips misrepresent his views on whether the celestial object could be an alien spacecraft, intensifying public confusion around an already contentious scientific debate."There has been a sudden rise of fraudulent unauthorised deep fake AI videos, impersonating me, misleading the public with crazy false claims that are not my own," Kaku tweeted this week, calling on tech platforms and AI leaders to take immediate action.
The deepfakes manipulate authentic footage from Kaku's interview about 3I/ATLAS—the third confirmed object detected entering our solar system from interstellar space. While Kaku acknowledged scientific interest in studying the object's unusual characteristics, the AI-altered videos falsely claim he believes 3I/ATLAS is "almost certainly" an alien spacecraft that has beamed energy to Mars or the Sun.The misinformation campaign...
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