More prep for "deep fakes"?

"Forgeries, malign innuendo, smears, hoaxes and outright lies are primal psychological and emotional weapons. From lovers' quarrels to great-power warfare, they are innate factors in human conflict.

"Unfortunately, we have entered the age of deep fakes (aka deepfakes), where new digital "bottles" can instantaneously, pervasively and persuasively deliver vintage lies and classic smears.

"Deep fakes possess the immediate see-hear semblance of authentic imagery and audio. Digital Svengalis create them using manipulative techniques to fundamentally alter imagery (still and video) and audio tracks. They may combine or superimpose images."

https://strategypage.com/on_point/2019073020136.aspx

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"Here's a theoretical deep fake video that might just advance an American adversary's geo-strategic goals: Donald Trump's face is superimposed on the body of man standing in the hallway of a Trump hotel. Digital techniques reconfigure the body and add a golf outfit. The deep-fake figure appears to speak unguardedly with a pal off camera. A simulated Trump voice says: "I don't care what Congress thinks. We're gonna get out of NATO in a year." The deep fake's mouth movements precisely match the voice track.

"The scene looks palpably real, the president with a Queens accent caught in a candid moment. But the video is totally fake. The disinformation team that concocted the lie cunningly leverages the cognitive biases of Americans and Europeans who believe Trump despises NATO. Those biases guarantee the video goes viral. CNN can't resist.

"Even if the entire U.S. government screams fake, two weeks of diplomatic and media chaos will ensue. NATO suffers political damage.

Cui bono? During the Cold War, the Soviet Union routinely conducted maskirovka ("masking") and dezinformatsiya operations. Soviet disinformation programs were designed to seed anger and incite distrust, with the goal of enhancing Communist power and defeating the free world.

"For the same reasons, 21st-century Russia and communist China employ disinformation operations. The Senate's concern is well founded."