Synthetically Generated Media, types, detection, and the threat they lurk for users, state and private actors

Artificially generated media are winning ground in the digital landscape due to their potential for dissemination.The speed at which synthetic media is created and disseminated in an ever-expanding digital landscape is alarming.Today almost everyone has access to digital tools for creating synthetic media, with which they can produce and disseminate their own version of reality, which may influence public opinion.After all, demographics are not the only factors that influence the rapid distribution of fake media, as it happens through the digital world.The latest developments in AI technology make it imperative to provide additional education in the field of digital media, as well as in the development of critical thinking.Given the social, ethical, and economic implications of digitally created media, their successful detection has introduced new areas of interest, such as the scientific research of digital media authentication.The distinction between authentic and artificial content is now of fundamental importance, even as a forensic analysis, since the authentication of digital data can require complex actions and the use of modern cutting-edge technologies.