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Rupert Barrett-Taylor, Gavin Wilde
Research
Pyrite or Panic? Deepfakes, Knowledge, and the Institutional Backstop
Breakthroughs in machine learning over the past decade have made synthetically created audiovisual content, so-called “deepfakes,” both easier to produce, and less discernible from genuine recordings. But there are improved institutional, rather than digital, backstops that can be implemented.
By Gavin Wilde
Published on Jun 20, 2025
About the Author
Gavin Wilde
Nonresident Fellow, Technology and International Affairs
Gavin Wilde is a nonresident fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He applies his expertise on Russia and information warfare to examine the strategic challenges posed by cyber and information operations, propaganda, and emerging technologies.
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