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The Threat of Deepfake Videos and the Need for Regulation
TLDR Deepfake videos, which use AI technology to superimpose someone's face onto another person's body, pose a significant threat to individuals and society. While some platforms have taken steps to ban and detect deepfakes, there are currently no laws directly protecting individuals from these videos, highlighting the need for regulation to prevent harm and the spread of misinformation.
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Deepfakes are realistic videos where someone is depicted saying or doing something they never actually did, posing a threat to individuals and society.
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Deepfakes are videos where someone's face is superimposed onto another person's body, and they became popular in late 2017 when a redditor named Deepfake started posting pornography videos with celebrities' faces on them.
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Deepfakes, which are created using AI technology called artificial neural networks, pose both individual and societal risks, as they can be used to manipulate and deceive people by superimposing faces onto different bodies, potentially causing harm and spreading misinformation.
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The generator and discriminator in AI technology work together to create realistic fake images, with the generator trying to fool the discriminator and the discriminator trying to identify the fakes, ultimately working towards the same goal.
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Deepfakes are becoming easier to create and more convincing due to the availability of large datasets and facial recognition software, making it possible for anyone to create a deepfake video using just one picture.
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Deepfakes are becoming increasingly easy to create and manipulate, with new technologies allowing for the matching of mouth movements and the creation of convincing videos of people saying things they never did, posing a significant threat to politics and the erosion of trust in a democracy.
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Deepfake videos are becoming increasingly difficult to discern from reality, and soon it will be up to digital forensic scientists to determine their authenticity, posing a significant challenge in a world where people are prone to believing anything they see or hear.
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The creation and distribution of deepfake videos, even if they are not hacking into private accounts, can still have harmful effects on individuals and their lives, such as ruining marriages or blackmailing people.
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Porn websites and other platforms have taken steps to ban deepfake videos and some have even developed AI technology to detect and remove them, although there are currently no laws requiring them to do so.
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There are currently no laws that directly protect individuals from deepfake videos, but revenge porn laws could potentially be extended to cover deepfake porn, although deepfake videos of public figures would likely be protected under the First Amendment.
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