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Good article, but for the sake of argument: Don't you think any technical "solutions" to this issue will also eliminate the possibility to use these tools for ethical goals (let's say the roles were reversed or whatever) – in addition to all the other gray-area, and inevitable arms-race of detection/avoidance?

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Definitely.

I mean I think e.g. you could have incredible art projects and experiences created out e.g. of giant undetectable fake crowds. There are real tradeoffs in terms of what we value or need in a society.

I think technical limitations like this are the worst possible solution. The genie can't be put back in the bottle with any particular technology, and the lack of widespread access and awareness means the damage from any particular deepfake that _does_ get released can be that much higher. There is zero chance this tech won't be in the hands of every government-sponsored group on the planet, not to mention all the other independent bad guys out there online.

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