There is one thing Russians haven't used yet in their election meddling but they probably will.
Deepfake videos.
These are videos that have the face modified by computer AI (artificial intelligence) systems. They can be made to be nearly indistinguishable from real videos and the voice can be convincingly changed the same way.
Up to now most deepfake videos have been putting celebrity faces on porn star bodies but I'm sure that once a Democratic candidate is chosen we will start to see convincing videos of them saying and doing horrendous things. If an offensive video is staged with a performer who has a similar body build to the candidate, the face and voice change could be undetectable.
These videos can be created on home computers so even if the Russians don't do it, conservative assholes will have the means to do so. It will be hard to defend against these because they will look so real. There may be debates as to whether they are real or not but the seed of doubt will be planted and strengthen Trump's chances for a second term.
Just a heads up on another challenge I'm pretty sure we will have to confront before long.
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At least on the clips I've seen, it's the voice that gives it away.
This technology has been perfected in the movie industry for years when they were faced with impossible retakes, for example when one of the stars had already died. Even after the studios send out press releases explaining what they did, there are still a lot of unsophisticated movie fans who will never know the difference.
...it'll go the way of chemical and nuclear weapons; if all sides have the horribly destructive capability nobody will use it...
...or maybe not...
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...sorry to say, the technology will be there and used...
...I feel the only way we'll be able to deal with AI Deepfakes is like dealing with trump today, make our own version but do it better...
...Deepfakes are just another wedge to polarize and destroy truth and society by those who profit from such destruction...
...I know nothing about Deepfake technology...maybe AI can create Deepfake filters?
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