Library:Deepfakes
| Deepfakes | |
|---|---|
| Author | Nina Schick |
| First published | 2020 |
| ISBN | 978-1-5387-5430-6 unverified |
| Role | Analysis |
| Domains | Technology & Media Politics & Elections |
| Tactics | Manipulation Fabrication |
Deepfakes is a 2020 book by Nina Schick.
Summary
Nina Schick, a political adviser and commentator on technology and geopolitics, warned in this book about the rise of AI-generated synthetic media. Its full title is Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse.
Synthetic media
Schick explains how advances in machine learning made it possible to generate realistic fake video, audio and images, and how these tools were becoming cheaper and easier to use. She notes that the earliest widespread use of deepfakes was to create non-consensual pornography targeting women.
The "infocalypse"
Schick places deepfakes within a broader information crisis, including Russian disinformation, the role of social media and domestic political lies. She argues that synthetic media would make deception more powerful while also allowing people to dismiss genuine evidence as fake, a problem researchers call the "liar's dividend."
Responses
The book calls for detection technology, authentication of genuine media, media literacy and greater awareness among governments and the public.
Relevance to Bullshitopedia
Written before the boom in generative AI tools, the book anticipated many of the manipulated-media cases now documented on Bullshitopedia, including AI-generated images and audio used in politics.
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