near zero to signify that the input is fake simultaneously the generator is competing against the discriminator trying to make D of G of Z approach one we can think of the generator the discriminator is being a little bit like counterfeiters and police the police would like to allow people with real money to safely spend their money without being punished but would like to also catch counterfeit money and remove it from circulation and punish the counterfeiters simultaneously the counterfeiters would like to fool the