The fake deepfake AI video of the Irish Presidential candidate Catherine Connelly pulling out of the race is a dark harbinger of things to come.
With AI tools becoming more powerful, it is extremely easy to create fake photos and videos. This is going to play havoc with our politics, particularly around elections.
Then there are the wider social issues, like the justice system. How can courts be assured that the ‘evidence’ they are seeing is real? Deepfake will be the new defence.
And expect to see deepfakes crop up from our Troubles. A photo or video of someone well-known will circulate, showing them doing something questionable.
Already, populist politicians like Trump scream ‘Fakenews!’ at any stories they do not like; now it will be ‘Deepfake!’.
Managing Editor of Slugger O’Toole. I help to manage Slugger by taking care of the site as well as running our live events. My background is in business, marketing and IT. My politics tend towards middle-of-the-road pragmatism; I am not a member of any political party. When not stuck in front of a screen, I am a parkrun Run Director.
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