Hao Li is one of the leading experts in the field of deepfake technology, and with that tech advancing so rapidly, he can’t keep up with it.
Li has watertight credentials. When he isn’t teaching classes as a professor of computer science at the University of Southern California, he’s the creator of some of the most convincing deepfakes out there.
At an MIT conference on Wednesday, he told attendees that the technology needed to create perfect deepfakes (those that are virtually impossible to detect with the naked eye) are only two to three years away.
While this is already a scary thought, Li recalibrated his statement, which made the matter even scarier.
...two days later, Li appeared on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” program and told the show’s hosts he expects everyday people to be able to create “perfectly real” deepfakes in just six to 12 months.
What changed his mind? Find out on Futurism.
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Legally, this should mark the end of any video evidence.
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So in plenty of time for the 2020 election, then.
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