“ “Scary though if it isn’t a deepfake,” Shamook added. “This could be the start of people being able to discredit real evidence by simply saying ‘deepfake.'” “
This.
I have been in a jury, and I wouldn’t be surprised if image based evidence won’t always be discounted by defense attorneys. It probably is already starting for the high paid ones (e.g. the notion itself will protect the rich.)
It brings up an interesting future where you can’t trust any witness testimony (because people do misremember) or any video, image, or audio evidence due to this technology.
The only societal workaround will be to implant cryptographic keys inside of bodies and monitor all interactions on some blockchain /s?
This.
I have been in a jury, and I wouldn’t be surprised if image based evidence won’t always be discounted by defense attorneys. It probably is already starting for the high paid ones (e.g. the notion itself will protect the rich.)
It brings up an interesting future where you can’t trust any witness testimony (because people do misremember) or any video, image, or audio evidence due to this technology.
The only societal workaround will be to implant cryptographic keys inside of bodies and monitor all interactions on some blockchain /s?