But that doesn't mean it couldn't be effective. 🧐 engineering
For years, researchers and activists have warned that AI is getting so good at manipulating video and audio that bad actors can make it look like people said things they never did.
These counterfeit videos — experts call them"deep fakes" — could have absolutely devastating consequences. Bad actors could stoke civil unrest by sowing fear and hate. They could start wars. They could spread almost any kind of misinformation. That's exactly what just happened in Ukraine. Earlier today, Ukrainian new station Channel 24 announced that hackers who'd broken into its website and TV channel had shared a deepfake that depicted Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy telling Ukrainians to lay down their arms.“The running line of the ‘Ukraine 24’ TV channel and the ‘Today’ website were hacked by enemy hackers and broadcast Zelenskyy's message about alleged ‘capitulation’❗️❗️❗️ THIS IS FAKE! FAKE !" the post reads in English..