New Technologies
Fake news isn't a new phenomenon likewise CGI isn't new technology however as CGI develops and begins to seem almost like a new technology with what it is capable of fake new has the capacity to become more and more prevalent in society. In class we discussed the case of Tom Petty's "death" and death. Fake news is what made so many people believe Tom Petty was dead but how much worse would it have been if there could have been CGI photographs that looked so life like they couldn't be distinguished from? This article explains just how big of a deal the developing capacity of CGI could be on the creating and spreading of fake news. It discussed how with the death of Carrie Fisher before the new Star wars movie came out many fans were devastated and wondered how they would finish the movie. However the CGI was so spectacular audience members couldn't tell the difference. When I went to see the movie I honestly thought they had finished filming the movie befo