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

I think major public figures would respond too quickly to credibly debunk and mid-tier ones aren’t worth the effort. I recall when Pelosi fake circulated it was more “look what’s possible” than people getting taken in.

You need a weirdly isolated, non-leaky target to influence with high reach/low detectability

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Agree. I'm mainly worried about war crimes turning into a he said / she said game. That coupled with the recent weakness of such norms in general could be really bad for protecting innocent people in high-conflict situations.

Did you ever read that Ken Liu byzantine empathy short story? Kinda about that

Did you ever read that Ken Liu byzantine empathy short story? Kinda about that https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/byzantine-empathy/