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AI deepfakes are cheap, easy, and coming for the 2024 election
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You can do this on cheap consumer grade hardware without requiring particularly advanced programming or video editing skills. Even if you make the punishment extremely harsh the damage will already be done by the time you can prosecute and convict someone for abusing this technology to spread misinformation. The cat is definitely out of the bag at this point.