[ofjcihen]

Text - “we have no idea if they actually said that”

Picture - “this could be out of context” (this is used constantly in politics and people fall for it anyway)

Video removes the question of context and if the person actually did it. So now instead of printing about it or showing an awkward picture from a certain unflattering angle I can generate a video of your favorite politician taking upskirt photos on a city bus.

As the tech gets more and more realistic we’re increasingly straining the average persons ability to maintain presence of mind and ask questions.

[baxtr]

Yes! And:

Video - “There’s no way to tell whether this is AI-faked or not.”

[ofjcihen]

Ha, I’d love to share the optimism that that’s what most people would say but what we’ve seen is the opposite. The more convincing the media (as in media format) is the more people are willing to believe it.

Don’t get me wrong. I hope this level of fake media causes people to stop taking things at face value and dig into the facts but unfortunately it seems we’re just getting worse at it.