Exhibit 7.1
2017Deepfakes
The term becomes associated with synthetic videos in which one person’s face is replaced or generated using AI. Today voice, image and video can all be fabricated convincingly, with consequences for fraud, elections and public information.
Why it is in the museum
When AI leaves the laboratory, its consequences affect work, rights, information, privacy and accountability.
What supports this exhibit
Scientific and legal analysis
Risks of deepfakes for privacy, democracy and security.
Main source: Chesney, R. & Citron, D. (2019), California Law Review 107.
What to keep in mind: Secondary scholarly source.
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