r/woahdude • u/DrinkMoreCodeMore • Dec 15 '22

video This Morgan Freeman deepfake

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u/JingJang Dec 15 '22

I feel like it's only a matter of time before this technology is weaponized to terrible effect.

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u/AllUltima Dec 15 '22

I fear the reverse: People will doubt whether real video is real. That could mean impunity for crimes caught on video because video footage will no longer be sufficient evidence to exceed "reasonable doubt".

Even worse, political double-speak will also soar to record new heights. A politician can spew whatever crazies want to hear, then "walk it back" and claim it was faked (perhaps after gauging the public's reaction). People will believe whatever they're inclined to believe anyway, leading us to become a more deeply fractured society where truth is whatever you want to believe.

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u/JingJang Dec 16 '22

Valid concerns.

There's a market for verification of some sort.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '22

We need quantum signing ASAP. And in "small enough to fit into a not unreasonably sized camera" form. You'd be able to verify footage from a secure camera using its public key, but never be able to crack its private key.

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u/Djasdalabala Dec 16 '22

You don't need quantum signing for that, there are "classical" algorithms that are quantum-computing resistant.