It finally happened: like Neo in The Matrix, I’ve been duped by AI. While I knew this day was coming, I didn’t expect it to be so soon

Comic Con attendee dressed as Morpheus from The Matrix gesturing to choose between red or blue pill.

It’s happened: I’ve been duped by an AI-generated video. I knew this day would come, but I wasn't ready for it to be so soon. I feel afraid, scared, even violated – almost as though, like Morpheus rescuing Neo from The Matrix, I’ve been disconnected from a reality that never truly existed.

Fortunately my machine-generated nightmare only lasted a few moments, not a lifetime. Equally short but frightening is that AI video generation tools have only been around for a few years, yet humans are now capable of producing lifelike videos with them.