Re:Deepfakes: MIT brings Nixon's Apollo disaster speech to life
by ignoramous on Friday November 22, 2019 @11:06AM
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> people already believe things that aren't real
That's the problem: These people can now parade proof when there isn't any, perhaps even rally to garner majority and dilute out actual facts.
> (and don't believe things that are real)
For instance, refusing to acknowledge deep-fakes despite being labeled as such...?
Re:Deepfakes: MIT brings Nixon's Apollo disaster speech to life
by minikites on Friday November 22, 2019 @11:15AM
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The point I was going for is that "proof" already doesn't work on lots of people, that's the real issue. Information literacy is an important skill that much of the populace lacks.
Re:Deepfakes: MIT brings Nixon's Apollo disaster speech to life
by cvwright on Friday November 22, 2019 @11:50AM
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But now people will also have more reason to disbelieve things that are true.
Imagine if Trump could claim that the "Grab em by the $#@%" tape was a fake, or if Biden could do the same about the tape of him bragging about getting the Ukrainian prosecutor fired.
I'm not convinced deepfakes will be that big of a problem because people already believe things that aren't real (and don't believe things that are real) without the help of technology.