Deepfakes and other synthetic media have been grabbing headlines recently for a spectrum of reasons, from unauthorized celebrity pornography to comedy memes and even alleged fraud cheating companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. It’s a rapidly evolving technology that, like most technological innovations, can be used for good or evil.

Henry Ajder is head of policy and partnerships at Metaphysic, an organization at the cutting edge of synthetic media. He joins us to help make sense of synthetic media, and why as security professionals we need to stay vigilant about the pros and cons of the technology.