# Professor Amy Webb shares her outlook on the impact of computer-generated video on media consumption

1 Faculty News December 5, 2017 ![Quartz logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_038218.gif?itok=JIQPnzXd)>

Excerpt from [Quartz](https://qz.com/1145657/the-dangerous-new-technology-that-will-make-us-question-our-basic-idea-of-reality/) -- "Once viewers learn that videos can be computer generated, this technology could essentially undermine the credibility of all audio and video recordings. This may lead viewers to conclude that anything they read, hear, or see online could be fake. Ultimately, this lack of trust in facts could further erode democracy. 'It’s hard not to see a dystopian future,' says Webb. 'We all need to slow down for five minutes and think this through.'"

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