[mendelbot]

The "Ethical concerns" section in the article feels like a punt. The author quoting "this technology is really about better storytelling" is aspirational -- the technology's story will be written by those who use it, and you can bet people will use this maliciously.

[notaboutdave]

See this? This hand grenade I'm leaving in the schoolyard? This is about better games of hot potato.

[vernie]

And that's loads more self-aware than other researchers' I've seen completely blindsided by obvious ethical questions at end of their paper talks.

[okrad]

"Fixed film dialog without reshoots" and "better story telling" seemed rather compelling to me.

Perhaps the malicious use cases are more obvious due to how trustworthy a video can appear.