The amount of AI-generated deepfakes that we have seen so far is honestly far lower than what I or most people would have predicted we would see at current capability levels.

The amount of AI-generated deepfakes that we have seen so far is honestly far lower than what I or most people would have predicted we would see at current capability levels.

https://twitter.com/GarrisonLovely/status/1729977755826315473

Do deepfakes actually have that much power? How many people are deceived by it?

My understanding is that the main harm caused by deepfakes so far is actually people getting away with dismissing genuine recordings of themselves saying or doing bad things by falsely claiming they're deepfakes.