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Deepfakes
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Get Ready for Deepfakes to be Used in Financial Scams

But artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling new, more sophisticated forms of digital impersonation. The next big financial crime might involve deepfakes—video or audio clips that use AI to create false depictions of real people.

· August 10, 2020
Techdirt
paper
Deepfakes and Synthetic Media in the Financial System: Assessing Threat Scenarios

Bad actors could use deepfakes—synthetic video or audio—to commit a range of financial crimes. Here are ten feasible scenarios and what the financial sector should do to protect itself.

· July 8, 2020
commentary
The Legal, Ethical, and Efficacy Dimensions of Managing Synthetic and Manipulated Media

Carnegie has commissioned pieces on the legal, ethical, and efficacy dimensions of election-related synthetic and manipulated media.

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· November 15, 2019
Can the EU Prevent Deepfakes From Threatening Peace?

Highly realistic fake videos could take online disinformation to the next level. The EU must take action to prevent deepfakes from becoming the next propaganda tool.

  • Sarah Bressan
· September 19, 2019
commentary
Campaigns Must Prepare for Deepfakes: This Is What Their Plan Should Look Like

It is only a matter of time before maliciously manipulated or fabricated content surfaces of a major presidential candidate in 2020. Here is what every campaign needs to do in advance of a deepfake emergency.

· September 5, 2019
Q&A
How Should Countries Tackle Deepfakes?

The technology to create sophisticated fake videos—deepfakes—is getting more advanced with serious implications for governments and businesses.

· January 28, 2019