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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/politics/deepfake-us-official-russia.html>
"A day after U.S. officials said Ukraine could use American weapons in limited
strikes inside Russia, a deepfake video of a U.S. spokesman discussing the
policy appeared online.
The fabricated video, which is drawn from actual footage, shows the State
Department spokesman, Matthew Miller, seeming to suggest that the Russian city
of Belgorod, just 25 miles north of Ukraine’s border with Russia, was a
legitimate target for such strikes.
The 49-second video clip, which has an authentic feel despite telltale clues of
manipulation, illustrates the growing threat of disinformation and especially
so-called deepfake videos powered by artificial intelligence.
U.S. officials said they had no information about the origins of the video. But
they are particularly concerned about how Russia might employ such techniques
to manipulate opinion around the war in Ukraine or even American political
discourse."
Via
The RISKS Digest Volume 34 Issue 29:
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/34/29#subj10
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
