Both examples point to a worrying future where deepfake apps could create harmful fakes on a massive scale, threatening anyone whose images are online.
Although the video wasn't realistic, similar scenarios in the future may be more convincing. Over 100,000 of deepfake images of women and minors were shared on Telegram channels counting over 100,000 members.įears that deepfake apps could fuel the problem of political disinformation and deceptive content online were also sparked in April 2020, when Donald Trump retweeted a crudely manipulated video of Joe Biden lolling his tongue and twitching his eyebrows. One of this article’s co-authors recently discovered a “deepfake pornography bot” on the messaging app Telegram, which allowed users to upload pictures of clothed women and “strip” them by generating their deepfake nude images. Glimpses of this misuse are already visible.
