When I got online in the late 90s the internet was already filled with fake images of celebrities. This isn't a new issue. Sure, there are images that can be id

When I got online in the late 90s the internet was already filled with fake images of celebrities. This isn't a new issue. Sure, there are images that can be identified as fake based on the content, like Vladimir Putin riding a bear, but for 20 years the internet has been filled with images that the average person cannot determine are real or fake. Yes, technology will improve, we'll get realistic fake video and audio, and it'll become easier and easier to generate. If anything, that'll simply make people more skeptical of fakes, since they'll be able to generate their own in a few minutes on their phone. The US government isn't going to see a YouTube deep fake of Putin declaring nuclear war and take action. As the saying goes, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence". Audio and video will just no longer be extraordinary evidence in the future.