Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson startled the internet by sharing an AI-generated video of himself claiming that the Earth is flat.

The video titled “It’s getting harder to know what’s Real” shows a fabricated version of Tyson attempting to explain the dangers of new technologies.

“Lately, I have been doing calculations as well as looking back at old NASA footage and raw data from satellites hovering above Earth. And I just can’t escape the conclusion that the Earth might actually be flat,” said the deep fake Tyson before the real scientist emerged, stating these words were not his own.

The astrophysicist said that deepfakes are acceptable when clearly used for parody, but become problematic when people cannot tell they are fake. He also said that while it did not bother him initi

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