This book presents a detailed overview of the deepfakes and how synthetic media can create possibilities for all, irrespective of their limitations, by augmenting their agency. However, as access to AI technology increases, so does the risk of exploitation. Deepfakes can be used to damage reputations, fabricate evidence, defraud the public, and undermine trust in democratic institutions.
This book aims to make you aware of the opportunities, challenges, and threats of deepfakes. It will help the reader to understand the potential good uses of synthetic media, nefarious actors’ ability to use the deepfake technology to inflict harm, and, most importantly, the countermeasure to malicious deepfakes.
This book begins by looking at the information disorder, common taxonomy, and definitions of synthetic media, types of deepfakes, and cheapfakes.
The future of our democracies and society is at stake; this is a war we cannot afford to lose. So, let’s not be part of the problem of disinformation. All defenses begin with information and understanding. You can’t defend against anything if you don’t know that it exists or don’t understand why it’s a threat.
