The government wants to use deepfakes offensively despite claiming to develop tools to counter them. This can undermine trust in all content and erode democracy. As technology advances, people will continue to use it maliciously. The impact of deepfakes can be disastrous, causing society to lose trust in institutions and government. The future looks bleak as we must create ethical guidelines and educate the public to counter disinformation and promote transparency.

I'm not sure why this would surprise anyone. There is no technology that any country's military or politicians would not consider weaponizing. It's just the way of the world - nations cannot afford to ignore technology that their competitors may be utilizing at their expense. Unless doing so is expressly covered in a treaty (e.g. chemical weapons)- and even then several nations will very likely still pursue it covertly.

This also by no means conflicts with an interest in developing the ability to counter the technology. Most nations will want to do both to enhance their own offensive capabilities while playing defense against others.

It’s going to be hard enough for technologically advanced cultures to adapt to a world with AI and deepfakes etc. Imagine how much harder it will be for some “developing” cultures around the world.

I keep thinking of boomers’ stereotypical ineptitude with basic technology that younger generations take for granted, and remote first-contact tribes that think taking a picture will steal their soul, and even object permanence issues in small children.

The brave new world is/will be such a massive paradigm shift for so many people. The struggle will be real.

Deepfake technology has been around for a long time running, man. And I think we all know the disastrous use of digital matte formatting.

If we are reading about them wanting to do it, it means they are already doing it.

The following submission statement was provided by /u/rherbom2k:

The government wants to use deepfakes offensively despite claiming to develop tools to counter them. This can undermine trust in all content and erode democracy. As technology advances, people will continue to use it maliciously. The impact of deepfakes can be disastrous, causing society to lose trust in institutions and government. The future looks bleak as we must create ethical guidelines and educate the public to counter disinformation and promote transparency.

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