Let's talk about deepfakes
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talkpolitics"Imagine the night before an election. There's a deepfake showing one of the major party candidates gravely sick. The deepfake could tip the election." (TED talk link)
Seems as though too many people accept whatever is put before them. Too many people don't put forth the effort to research. Too many people do not demand integrity from media sources. The problem is NOT that someone would publish a "deepfake", the problem is that too many people are lazy and would accept it.
Human stupidity undermines truth and threatens democarcy*... (Sadly, democracy most of the time is NOT a nice thing, because of evil, populist leaders and the idiots voting for them. It could be good - like utopias like liberalism or communism - but the human factor screws it up, twists it and turns it into something abominable.)
On a side note... Personally, I’ve always thought that having an election night that decides all is a very ineffective way of implementing the voting system. Seems more like a sporting event than deciding our political futures. Why can it not be done over a month. More people will vote. Crucial moment sabotage, like deepfake videos won’t have the impact they could under the current method.
* Which brings me to this. Could he be right, and is it true that the human brain, evolution-wise, is not wired for democracy? Food for thought.
Seems as though too many people accept whatever is put before them. Too many people don't put forth the effort to research. Too many people do not demand integrity from media sources. The problem is NOT that someone would publish a "deepfake", the problem is that too many people are lazy and would accept it.
Human stupidity undermines truth and threatens democarcy*... (Sadly, democracy most of the time is NOT a nice thing, because of evil, populist leaders and the idiots voting for them. It could be good - like utopias like liberalism or communism - but the human factor screws it up, twists it and turns it into something abominable.)
On a side note... Personally, I’ve always thought that having an election night that decides all is a very ineffective way of implementing the voting system. Seems more like a sporting event than deciding our political futures. Why can it not be done over a month. More people will vote. Crucial moment sabotage, like deepfake videos won’t have the impact they could under the current method.
* Which brings me to this. Could he be right, and is it true that the human brain, evolution-wise, is not wired for democracy? Food for thought.
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Date: 15/9/19 06:35 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 15/9/19 09:59 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 15/9/19 21:13 (UTC)Democratic decisions are a snapshot of the voting population’s opinion. Even though it is essentially tautologous it is still true; and we have embraced the idea of the tipping point.
You are right about unintended consequences; which I suppose is why a polity should be able to rescind bad laws or stupid decisions; I might even be able to think of some pithy examples from recent history to illustrate my point.