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Positive Use Cases of “Deepfakes”

Excerpt:  “As artificial intelligence (AI) models are increasingly capable of producing more life-like content, there has been an understandable hesitancy regarding ‘deepfakes’ and their potential negative impacts. Of note, not all synthetic media are deepfakes. Synthetic media refers to a form of media (pictures, video, audio, text, etc.) that is created at least in-part by AI/machine learning tools. In most contexts, when the term ‘deepfake’ is used, it has a malicious association usually in reference to when someone has digitally altered the face and or body of an individual in a video in order to spread false information. While it’s readily apparent that actors can use synthetic media to perpetuate a wide array of harms, synthetic content in itself is just a tool–like the internet, social media, and other technological inventions that have come before. Therefore synthetic content is neither inherently positive or negative. Its impact depends on the actor using the tool and their intention.”