Why experts say they'll only get harder to detect. 'This particular recording is unusually slow and sleepy, which points to auto-generated speech,' he said.įact check: AI-generated images already fool people. Several characteristics about the video suggest it has been auto-generated, Paris Smaragdis, a professor at the University of Illinois who studies audio processing and artificial intelligence, said in an email to USA TODAY. However, in the three-and-a-half hour podcast, Rogan and Musk never have the discussion in the post. 11, 2021, episode of Rogan's podcast, 'The Joe Rogan Experience.' The outfits Rogan and Musk are wearing in the video match the Feb. Audio shows signs of being auto-generated, expert says There is no evidence Musk believes in the flat Earth conspiracy theory. The audio is not real and was likely created using artificial intelligence, experts told USA TODAY. A similar video posted the same day received an additional 2,000 shares. The TikTok version of the video has been viewed over 1 million times and shared more than 25,000 times.įollow us on Facebook! Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks Our rating: Altered It was shared over 5,000 times in three days. 'Elon is a Flat Earther!' reads overlaid text on the video. The video cuts to Musk, founder of SpaceX, seemingly saying it's impossible to travel to Mars because of the 'firmament,' which some conspiracy theorists believe is an impenetrable dome covering the flat Earth. 'Somebody told me you're now a flat earther.

'So I heard this crazy rumor that I want you to tell me if it's true or not,' Rogan supposedly says in the video. Watch Video: SpaceX scrubs launch of Starship's fully integrated test flight The claim: Video shows Elon Musk admitting he is a flat eartherĪn April 22 Facebook video ( direct link, archive link) purportedly shows a clip of podcast host Joe Rogan asking Elon Musk about the flat Earth conspiracy theory.

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