For example, imagine this sort of tech being used to insert someone into the capitol "riot" videos. And not just their face, but their entire body, The video could be manipulated to show a gun in their hand, show them smashing a window, whatever.
That's pretty scary stuff.
“Creepy or not, that is amazing technology. Unfortunately, it also suggests that before too long, those with the money and desire to do so, will be able to fabricate videos showing anyone doing anything.
For example, imagine this sort of tech being used to insert someone into the capitol “riot” videos. And not just their face, but their entire body, The video could be manipulated to show a gun in their hand, show them smashing a window, whatever.
That’s pretty scary stuff.”
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When my brother (now deceased) was in the Army, he spent a lot of time out of uniform in South America. Years ago he told me about some secret (at the time) ability to manipulate photos to add/change undesired content to force cooperation from certain necessary people (at the threat of the photos being shown to folks they would not have wanted to see them, even though not real, and the victim knew they were not real. They just understood that whoever saw them would believe they were real, and that was enough to make them behave as you wanted.).
They already are doing that. They call them "deep fakes".
I found this a week or two ago and remarked the same thing
those with the money and desire to do so, will be able to fabricate videos
I look forward to new Bogart and John Wayne movies