You may have seen the Microsoft ad featuring rapper Common, hyping the concept of Artificial Intelligence -- especially AI from Microsoft -- and how it's allowing us to do things technologically we've never done before, all to society's benefit. But there is a chilling downside to AI. There are probably many, but this Daily Dot story highlights one in particular -- deepfakes. It's alarming that a photo or video that appears to look exactly like an individual -- inevitably showing them doing something that reflects negatively upon them -- can be created and then released to the masses. Because it is done with AI, these images and videos look incredibly real and thus, will be harder to disprove. -- IFPO.

By Simon Chandler, DailyDot.com

Imagine seeing yourself in a video saying things you’ve never said before, controversial things, the sort of stuff that could cost you your job or alienate you from family and friends. The voice you hear is definitely yours, and so are the turns of phrase, but you have no recollection of what’s being said, and you’re horrified at what you hear.

Such are the possibilities unleashed by notorious programs like FakeApp, which have enabled bad actors to superimpose the face of unsuspecting victims onto the body of someone else, inviting a predictable flurry of fake celebrity porn. The videos are called deepfakes, and while much has been said about the dangers they impose, the real issues are far broader than you may realize.

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Deepfakes are only the first step in a chain of technological developments that will have one distinct end: the creation of AI clones that look, speak, and act just like their templates. Using neural networks and deep learning programs, these clones will first exist in video and in virtual worlds. Whether you’re knowingly involved or not, they’ll provide exacting reproductions of your facial expressions, accent, speech mannerisms, body language, gestures, and movement, going beyond the simple transplanting of faces to offer comprehensive, multidimensional imitations.

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