Re:Launch HN: Reality Defender (YC W22) – Deepfake Detection...
by panarky on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @12:46AM
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It's not about verification, it's about reasonable doubt.
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Re:Launch HN: Reality Defender (YC W22) – Deepfake Detection...
by ehnto on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @01:05AM
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Right, but verification is the opposite direction of doubt. It's not that verification is a boolean true or false for the evidence, it just helps remove doubt. For example, CCTV footage verified to be pulled from a service station by the police is less easy to doubt CCTV footage provided by a friend of the accused. Adding a verification paper trail to that makes it even harder to doubt. DNA test results provided by the defendant are worth nothing unless they're verified by a paper trail that's trusted.
So back to Reality Defender, why shouldn't we doubt Reality Defenders positive or negative results? There would need to be a period of verification and testing that "proves" within a reasonable margin that it works.