[virgil_disgr4ce]

The next logical step—as terrifying as it is—is automation. Generate those people with GANs, then you 1) don't have to pay the photo companies (and producing photos with real actors in real locations has MASSIVE overhead compared to just some compute time) and 2) the photos can't be found online.

You can similarly generate the history and backstory of each fake person, complete with realistically banal social media posts, etc..

[lotsofpulp]

And hence we end up with an internet requiring verification via SMS to prove you're a real person or the stupid Google CAPTCHA images or simply having to upload your government issued photo ID.

[pjc50]

Of course, you could just have a GAN generate images of photo ID too ..

(Unless Facebook had access to the national ID database, a terrifying prospect)

[robotnikman]

IIRC this has already been spotted in action on Facebook. I can't find the article, but about a month or 2 ago there were thousands of profiles being created on Facebook with profiles pictures created using GANs.

[druddha]

https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/