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Deepfakes - when we can no longer believe our eyes and ears: media manipulation in conflict - challenges and responses
Deepfakes - wenn wir unseren Augen und Ohren nicht mehr trauen können: Medienmanipulationen im Konflikt - Herausforderungen und Bewältigungsstrategien
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Abstract Deception and media manipulation have always been an integral part of wartime propaganda. But never before has it been so easy to create high-quality fabrications of images as well as sound and video recordings. The tendency to react emotionally to these media opens up a whole new possibility for ab... view more
Deception and media manipulation have always been an integral part of wartime propaganda. But never before has it been so easy to create high-quality fabrications of images as well as sound and video recordings. The tendency to react emotionally to these media opens up a whole new possibility for abuse by their creators. A call to surrender by President Volodymyr Zelensky, which was immediately exposed as a deepfake, is the first attempt to use the new technology in an armed conflict. The quality of such fabrications is improving, detecting them is becoming increasingly complex and there is no end in sight to these developments. Banning deepfakes would be futile. It is therefore time to look at current and potential applications and possible counter-strategies. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
media; manipulation; disinformation; information; security; criminality; electronic media; technical development; digitalization
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Technology Assessment
Free Keywords
Cyberspace; Computerkriminalität; Manipulation von Meinung; Fehlinformation; Fälschung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
6 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 52/2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2023C52
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications