Overview
- On Oct. 30, Tyson’s StarTalk episode opened with an AI video of him suggesting the Earth might be flat before he revealed it as a deepfake.
- He said convincing clips have fooled even close contacts, naming Terry Crews, and cautioned that any ads or directives attributed to him are likely fake.
- Tyson estimated such impersonations distort his science messaging by roughly 15 percent.
- Security strategist Alex Cosoi warned of wider harms, citing romance and investment scams and a Hong Kong case that diverted $25 million via an executive deepfake.
- Viewers noted visual artifacts in the fakes, yet both men said generation is advancing faster than detection, and Tyson floated platform permissions like Sora 2 as a potential response.