As China introduces rules to combat deepfakes, authorities around the world have approved few regulations, often because of free speech concerns
Few governments have approved regulations, often because of free-speech concerns. New mandates from China could change the tone of the debate on digital forgeries. Tweets: @nytimes , @jfelixcardoso , @adam_k_levin , and @pinguar Tweets: @nytimes : Deepfake technology has been used to shill scams, steal millions of dollars and digitally “undress” women. But in most of the world, the authorities can't do much about it, as few laws exist to manage the software's spread. https://www.nytimes.com/... @jfelixcardoso : “Some experts predict that as much as 90 percent of online content could be synthetically generated within a few years.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Adam Levin / @adam_k_levin : “The increasing volume of deepfakes could lead to a situation where ‘citizens no longer have a shared reality, or could create societal confusion about which information sources are reliable...’” https://www.nytimes.com/... Pinar Yanardag / @pinguar : One of my projects (Deep Empathy, in collaboration with UNICEF) is featured in @nytimes today! https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...