Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>Some of the videos included in this article are absolutely astonishing!!</p><p>"With Veo 3's ability to generate convincing video with synchronized dialogue and sound effects, we're not witnessing the birth of media deception—we're seeing its mass democratization. What once cost millions of dollars in Hollywood special effects can now be created for pocket change.</p><p>As these tools become more powerful and affordable, skepticism in media will grow. But the question isn't whether we can trust what we see and hear. It's whether we can trust who's showing it to us. In an era where anyone can generate a realistic video of anything for $1.50, the credibility of the source becomes our primary anchor to truth. The medium was never the message—the messenger always was."</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/ai-video-just-took-a-startling-leap-in-realism-are-we-doomed/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/ai-</span><span class="invisible">video-just-took-a-startling-leap-in-realism-are-we-doomed/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GeneratedVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneratedVideo</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DeepMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepMind</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Veo3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Veo3</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/MediaManipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaManipulation</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DeepFakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepFakes</span></a></p>