I think the advent of DeepTomCruise [1] make us rethink the solidity of identity. A majority of those watching the videos appear to believe it is the real Tom C

I think the advent of DeepTomCruise [1] make us rethink the solidity of identity. A majority of those watching the videos appear to believe it is the real Tom Cruise, and really, there is no good way to tell any longer whether it is or not, without reference to external information. There is no reason now that Tom Cruise even needs to exist as a real person, or needs to ever act in a movie ever again. Tom Cruise can just become an abstract concept, no longer a living object. Perhaps it is Tom Cruise himself in these videos. Perhaps the real Tom Cruise no longer exists. Perhaps the whole thing is an elaborate art project. Our certainty of its falsity is tied solely to whether we believe the story of those who claim to have created the videos. Is it easier to create fake videos of Tom Cruise or to create real videos of Tom Cruise and a fake story? What is a Tom Cruise? [1] https://www.tiktok.com/@deeptomcruise https://www.tiktok.com/@deeptomcruise