at the same time, deep fakes will likely free those who really are in the position of being blackmailed.
“Don’t believe what you’re seeing. That’s clearly a deep fake.”
“its potential to augment blackmail attempts.”
More likely, it will be the end of such blackmail. When everybody can easily be shown in compromising positions (still or video) and nothing can be trusted anymore, then nothing will be trusted.
Of course, this will give all politicians to sleep with the sweet young things without worry, but the threat of blackmail never stopped their in flagrante delicato before.
Don’t believe everything you see.
And, in this brave new world, don’t believe everything you see either.