Deepfake Videos Set to Wreak Havoc
June 13, 2019
The United States is vulnerable to “weaponized narratives” spread via advanced information technologies to disrupt the nation’s culture and resiliency, a scholar on emerging technologies warned in Issues after the 2016 elections. And things seem to be getting even worse, as researchers in artificial intelligence say they are not ready to counteract the latest computer-generated fake videos—“deepfakes”—that could spur disinformation campaigns by foreign and domestic groups intent on misleading voters during the 2020 elections.