The danger of 'deepfakes' or how AI is the weapon of political manipulation that Goebbels would have dreamed of

"Another of those videos made with AI that we know cause sensation." So clear were shown in the PP when last March 8 they published a new video generated with artificial intelligence, popularly known as deepfakes, ultrasupplantations in Spanish. This is the fourth that they publish in this style in the last thirty days. The party's own secretary general, Cuca Gamarra, confirmed this same Monday that they will continue with this type of content. …

From fast times the holiday image beautify to political manipulation and fake porn – AI-generated images and videos are omnipresent. We talk at #9vor9 about the possibilities and especially dangers of AI-supported image and video editing programs. Deepfakes are unfortunately omnipresent and part of the destabilization campaigns of radical forces from right or from Russia.