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People had the exact same concerns when digital image manipulation software became popular, including the "we will never be able to trust an image again" questi

People had the exact same concerns when digital image manipulation software became popular, including the "we will never be able to trust an image again" question. To answer your question, I think the biggest step we took in adapting to the ever-present risk that an image may have been manipulated is acknowledging that it's possible. As soon as people knew that something could be faked, they realized that having a purported photograph wasn't irrefutable proof that it happened and learned to ask for corroboration before making assumptions. I think we'll learn to deal with this new development too.

Loughla 7y ago
Luckily now people don't ever believe photographs as sole evidence in the court of public opinion, and always corroborate that evidence. Wait. No. I had that backward. How long has photo manipulation been around? And people still fall for it every minute of every day. I have zero faith these tech developments will lead to anything good, or that we'll even learn how to deal with them effectively.
- Lucadg 7y ago
  Yes. Tech is probably developing faster than our ability to adapt.
- vunie 7y ago
  These tech developments will happen regardless of you stance on their morality. Either adapt like everyone else or stay behind. Your choice.
- baroffoos 7y ago
  I don't think its so much that they fall for it but that people create fake images that confirm what people already believe and the viewers deeply want the image to be true and will not think critically. Verifying an image is not impossible. You just have to consider: * Who took the image * Do they have any reasons for wanting to fake it? * Was anyone else able to verify they saw or took a photo of the same thing * Is anyone in disagreement with the content of the image We don't need image manipulation to fool people on facebook. Recently a random image of a park full of rubbish was used with the caption that this was the result of a recent environmental protest but the image was actually months old from a totally unrelated event. People believed and shared it because they wanted to. You could just as easily write a text post saying you saw a bunch of rubbish after the event and you would have almost the same effect.
- hanspeter 7y ago
  > How long has photo manipulation been around? And people still fall for it every minute of every day. People fall for headlines every minute of every day.
x220 7y ago
Facebook users buy into doctored photos all the time. It's part of this little known phenomenon called "fake news". Video deepfakes are still time consuming and difficult to develop.
kleim 7y ago
"acknowledging that it's possible" Even then, once the poison of suspicion has been delivered the harm is done.

Loughla 7y ago

Luckily now people don't ever believe photographs as sole evidence in the court of public opinion, and always corroborate that evidence. Wait. No. I had that backward. How long has photo manipulation been around? And people still fall for it every minute of every day. I have zero faith these tech developments will lead to anything good, or that we'll even learn how to deal with them effectively.

Lucadg 7y ago
Yes. Tech is probably developing faster than our ability to adapt.
vunie 7y ago
These tech developments will happen regardless of you stance on their morality. Either adapt like everyone else or stay behind. Your choice.
baroffoos 7y ago
I don't think its so much that they fall for it but that people create fake images that confirm what people already believe and the viewers deeply want the image to be true and will not think critically. Verifying an image is not impossible. You just have to consider: * Who took the image * Do they have any reasons for wanting to fake it? * Was anyone else able to verify they saw or took a photo of the same thing * Is anyone in disagreement with the content of the image We don't need image manipulation to fool people on facebook. Recently a random image of a park full of rubbish was used with the caption that this was the result of a recent environmental protest but the image was actually months old from a totally unrelated event. People believed and shared it because they wanted to. You could just as easily write a text post saying you saw a bunch of rubbish after the event and you would have almost the same effect.
hanspeter 7y ago
> How long has photo manipulation been around? And people still fall for it every minute of every day. People fall for headlines every minute of every day.

x220 7y ago

Facebook users buy into doctored photos all the time. It's part of this little known phenomenon called "fake news". Video deepfakes are still time consuming and difficult to develop.

kleim 7y ago

"acknowledging that it's possible" Even then, once the poison of suspicion has been delivered the harm is done.