Brian Stelter

You know, one day it's some obscure federal agency.

The next day it's Harvard.

You know, one day it's the Smithsonian.

The next day it's some private company you've never heard of.

Every day we're seeing this happen.

But the Kimmel story broke through unlike most of those controversies.

The Kimmel story has resonated.

I can feel it in the TV ratings.

I can feel it in the protests that we've covered in New York and LA.

We can feel it, I think all of us.

That's why we're here talking about it right now.

I think the big surprise is maybe it's not shouldn't be surprising.

The big statement here is that there is an interest in the American public, that people are paying attention.

These stories can break through.

Maybe the point, Dan, is Americans are not numb to it all yet.

We've been worried for years about AI deep fakes, that computer-generated images are going to trick people into believing something that's totally false. Cheap fakes are a little bit simpler. They're cheap. They're just distorted, out-of-context videos chopped up in certain ways. The Biden administration, the Biden campaign is so worried about right now.

We've been worried for years about AI deep fakes, that computer-generated images are going to trick people into believing something that's totally false. Cheap fakes are a little bit simpler. They're cheap. They're just distorted, out-of-context videos chopped up in certain ways. The Biden administration, the Biden campaign is so worried about right now.

We've been worried for years about AI deep fakes, that computer-generated images are going to trick people into believing something that's totally false. Cheap fakes are a little bit simpler. They're cheap. They're just distorted, out-of-context videos chopped up in certain ways. The Biden administration, the Biden campaign is so worried about right now.

But make no mistake, they are worried about this. This is a real problem. This is not some made-up fiction. The videos are oftentimes made up, but the problem is real.

But make no mistake, they are worried about this. This is a real problem. This is not some made-up fiction. The videos are oftentimes made up, but the problem is real.