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Opinion: It looks like your doctor and talks like your doctor. But it’s not your doctor
AI-generated deepfake videos are being used to impersonate doctors, promoting unregulated supplements and dismissing standard medical treatments. These synthetic videos, created from online recordings, are sold on major platforms with discount codes, raising concerns about medical misinformation.
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