DeepFake Technology

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/opinion/deep-fake-technology-democracy.html

The New York Times opinion writer discusses the issue of digital manipulation. The Youtube video the writer has shared shows a young Carrie Fisher responding “Hope” to one of her fellow resisters’ question: “What is it they have brought us?” at the end of ‘Rogue’, the latest Star Wars film. The sad truth is Carrie Fisher did not participate in the making of the film. And if she did, she would have been way older. Another doctored video shows the former President Obama saying “President Trump is a complete and total dipshit.” This digital manipulation is known as deepfake technology. It sure is fun to see Harrson Ford’s face in ‘Solo’ when it is done for entertainment purposes. But altering a political leader’s speeches could have devastating effects. The higher the position of the politician, the more damage could be done. In this digital age, one can make one’s opponents and adversaries saying or doing things they actually never did or would.