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Naushad UzZaman, co-founder and CTO of Blackbird.AI, told CSOonline that although the technology to deepfake video in real-time is “not there yet” advances in the technology are only likely to make life easier for counterfeit job applicants.

“You can imagine something like a Snapchat filter that would allow someone to present themselves as someone else,” according to UzZaman. “Even if that happens, you’d likely get glitches in the video that would offer tell-tale signs of interference.”