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Digital doppelganger: why entertainment industry’s new hero, deepfake, hides a villainous streak

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In the first 25 minutes of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Harrison Ford, 80, enacted the role of his younger self.

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The growing relevance of deepfake technology backed by machine learning, and computer-generated imagery is undeniable. It rolls out an astonishing range of techniques and opens up marvellous possibilities, though unforeseen dangers lurk.

On the second day of the prestigious Cannes film festival, when Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny premiered at the Grand Lumière Theatre, Harrison Ford was 80 years, 10 months, and five days old. Ford, who walked the red carpet before the screening of the film with its director James Mangold and the rest of the cast, donned the role of his much younger self — the character was in his early ‘30s. Ford was enacting the role of a 70-year-old in

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