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> Trying to "solve" deepfakes with recognition is a dead end, as it's an arms-race between generators and detectors. The fact that there is an arms-race doesn'
by jMyles 6y ago
> Trying to "solve" deepfakes with recognition is a dead end, as it's an arms-race between generators and detectors.
The fact that there is an arms-race doesn't mean that it's a dead end; it's possible that one side has a fundamental mathematical advantage. Consider discrete log problems: as computational power increases, it's possible to brute force smaller key spaces, but the same CPU will always be far, far better at the efficient solution than the brute one.
Similarly, it's plausible that deepfakes will always be far easier for computers to detect than to generate.
- eivarv 6y agoSure, but the opposite is also plausible. Why not learn to how to deal with the fact that we can't trust any information at face value, rather than keep making cognitive shortcuts based on assumptions?