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We are just finally seeing the mainstream get the idea they shouldn't trust anything on the internet. Long overdue.

• Panoramix 2y ago
  Before these developments it was impossible to fake a politician saying arbitrary stuff. This is a major shift, there's no denying that.
  • throwaway48540 2y ago
    That's the thing though, it wasn't impossible, just harder - but people believed whatever they saw, so it was done regardless of the costs. Now it's easier and people are finally getting sceptical, as they should've 20+ years ago.
  • zaptrem 2y ago
    Deep faking voices has been real and super easy for years via 11labs etc. This doesn’t change that at all.
  • dragonwriter 2y ago
    > Before these developments it was impossible to fake a politician saying arbitrary stuff. Voice impersonation has been possible forever, actually; and it use for misinformation (as well as less nefarious things like entertainment) is hardly novel. (Same with impersonation that goes beyond voice.)