>>> IF YOU LI THROUGH THE PUTIN,
TRUMP INTERFERENCE AND FOLLOW
THE REPORTS OVER BOTS AND THE
WAY PROPAGANDA CAN HIT HOME,
LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU
PROBABLY CARE ABOUT THIS AND
WHAT TO DO IT.
TECHNOLOGY DOESN’T STAY STILL.
IT KEEPS EVOLVING.
THAT BRINGS US TO THIS REPORT.
FBI WITH AN UNUSUAL BULLETIN
WARNING ABOUT WHAT THEY CALL
DEEP FAKES.
THESE ARE COMPLETELY FAKE OR
FALSE VIDEOS THAT CAN BE
DISTORTED THROUGH TECHNOLOGY TO
LOOK QUITE REAL AND THEY CAN
RANGE FOR PURPOSES FROM MISCHIEF
TO CRIME TO CYBER WAR.
NOW, LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
THIS IS THE NEWS SO WE DON’T
WANT TO BE AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE.
WE’RE REPORTING ON THIS LIKE
RUSSIAN BOTS SO YOU DON’T GET
TRICKED ONLINE WHETHER IT’S FOR
POLITICS OR FINANCIAL CRIME OR
SOMETHING WORSE.
WE WANT STHOETO SHOW YOU AN EXAM
IT’S NOT REAL.
THIS WAS A VERY ONLINE INFAMOUS
THING CALLED A DEEP FAKE OF PLAN
WHO WAS TURNED INTO TOM CRUISE.
>> I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME
MAGIC. IT’S THE REAL THING.
IT’S THE REAL THING.
I MEAN, IT’S ALL THE REAL THING.
>> IT LOOKED A LOT LIKE TOM
CRUISE BUT IT WAS NOT TOM
CRUISE.
HE’S NOT IN THAT VIDEO IN ANY
WAY.
IT’S WHAT’S CALLED A DEEP FAKE.
THE PEOPLE CALLED A DEEP FAKE.
THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT MADE IT
AS A PSA, THEY WANTED TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY.
JORDAN PEELE MADE ONE INVOLVING
BARACK OBAMA.
>> WE’RE ENTERING AN ERA IN
WHICH OUR ENEMIES CAN MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE ANYONE IS SAYING
ANYTHING IN ANY POINT IN TIME.
EVEN IF THEY COULD NEVER SAY
THESE THINGS.
AND SOMEONE ELSE WOULD.
SOMEONE LIKE JORDAN PEELE.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS TIME.
>> AGAIN, IF YOU JUST SAW THAT
OUT OF CONTEXT, YOU MIGHT THINK
IT WAS OBAMA.
IT WASN’T, AND RECENTLY, A
MANIPULATED VIDEO OF NANCY
PELOSI WENT VIDEO.
IT WAS SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE SHEEP WAS SLURRING HER
WORDS.
IF WORD LEADERS CAN BE
MANIPULATED, WELL, THIS IS A BIG
DEAL.
AND EVERYONE’S GOT TO BE AWARE
OF IT.
THAT IS THE FIRST STEP OF
INOCULATION.
AND THERE IS A NONPROFIT, IT
CREATED A DEEP FAKE OF VLADIMIR
PUTIN, AND SOME DIDN’T WANT TO
AIR IT PRECISELY BECAUSE IT WAS,
WELL, A FALSE DEEP FAKE.
>> AMERICA, YOU BLAME ME FOR
INTERFERING WITH YOUR DEMOCRACY.
BUT I DON’T HAVE TO.
YOU ARE DOING IT TO YOURSELVES.
>> WE TURN NOW TO AN EXPERT WHO
CAN HELP ARM ARM.
NINA IS THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW
BOOK, DEEP FAKES.
THE PERFECT GUEST.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, ARI.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IN
LIFE AND CERTAINLY IN STUDIO,
THE BIG THINGS ARE REACTIVE.
EVERYONE GETS FOOLED.
A VIDEO DROPS A WEEK OUT FROM
THE ELECTION AND EVERYONE REACTS
TO THAT.
WE ARE TRYING TO BE A LITTLE
BETTER THAN THAT, AND BE
PROACTIVE.
WHAT TO PEOPLE, VOTERS, VIEWERS
NEED TO KNOW IF THEY ARE ONLINE
AND SEE SOMETHING AND THEY ARE
WONDERING WHETHER IT’S A DEEP
FAKE VIDEO?
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING TO SAY
IS THAT A DEEP FAKE IS ANY PIECE
OF MEDIA THAT IS MANIPULATED OR
WHOLLY GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
THE ABILITY OF A.I. TO CREATE
SOMETHING IS ONLY AROUND FOR
FIVE YEARS OR SO.
SO WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS,
THE INFORMATION WILL BECOME
INUNDATED CAN SYNTHETIC MEDIA,
TO THE EXPECTTENT IT WILL BE
DIFFICULT FOR US TO TELL WHICH
IS REAL AND WHICH IS SYNTHETICALLY GENERATED.
SYNTHETICALLY GENERATED.
AND A.I. HAS A UNIQUE ABILITY TO
SYNTHESIZE HUMANS.
ANYONE WHO HAS DIGITAL MEDIA, IT
DOESN’T HAVE TO BE SOMEONE
PROLIFIC LIKE A POLITICIAN OR A
CELEBRITY, YOU HAVE POTENTIALLY
OPEN TO BE DEEP FAKED.
AND THAT CAN BE YOUR DIGITAL
LIKENESS OR ALSO YOUR VOICE.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS ACCELERATING
VERY, VERY QUICKLY, SEAT BELT
OTHER AMAZING THING ABOUT THIS
THE SCARY THING, IT’S GOING TO
BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE.
THIS IS NO LONGER IN A HOLLYWOOD
STUDIO.
IN TEN YEARS THIS IS ACCESSIBLE
TO ANYONE WITH A SMARTPHONE WHO
CAN MAKE THESE THINGS ON AN APP.
>> WILD.
I’M REMINDED ON THE COMMENT,
SOMETIMES SHE WANTS TO QUOTE
RETIRE FROM CONTEMPORARY LIFE.
THIS CAN MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE
THAT.
I WANT TO PLAY MORE FROM DEEP
FAKE TOM CRUISE TO GIVE PEOPLE
AN UNDERSTANDING OF THIS.
WHEN WE LOOKED AT THESE -- YOU
WROTE ABOUT THEM -- THEY LOO DO
LOOK LIFE LIKE.
>> WHAT’S UP, TIKTOK?
YOU GUYS COOL IF I PLAY SOME
SPORTS?
I LOVE IT.
>> HEY, LISTEN UP, SPORTS AND
TIKTOK
TIKTOK FANS.
IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU’RE SEES,
JUST WAIT UNTIL WHAT’S COMING
NEXT.
>> YEAH.
I MEAN, THE POINT IS, YOU’RE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO TELL.
YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
TELL AS A -- HO THE HUMAN EYE,
THAT FIDELITY IS GOING TO ONLY
IMPROVE.
THE TOM CRUISE VIDEO WAS MADE BY
SOMEONE WHO PUT A LOT OF WORK
INTO IT.
IT WAS ONE ARTIST.
IT WASN’T A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO
WITH A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR
BUDGET.
>> LET ME PRESS YOU.
WHEN YOU SAY THEY ARE SO GOOD,
AND YOU CAN’T REALLY TELL.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE
INFORMATION CONSUMER?
A SOURCE IS IMPORTANT?
A VIDEO ON NEW YORK TIMES WILL
BE FACT CHECKED AND OTHERS MAY
NOT BE?
>> ONE ON OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF
DEEP FAKES IS THEY UNDER MINE
TRUST IN ALL AUTHENTIC MEDIA AS
WELL.
THERE WAS AN EXAMPLE LAST YEAR,
SOMEONE WHO WAS ACTUALLY
STANDING TO BE ELECTED TO THE
HOUSE PUT OUT A 24-PAGE REPORT,
IN WHICH SHE CLAIMED THE GEORGE
FLOYD VIDEO WAS A DEEP FAKE.
AS THE INFORMATION IS INUNDATED
WITH MISINFORMATION, WHAT IS
TRUE ENTER FALSE WILL BE
INCREASINGLY DECK
INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT, AND WE
HAVE TO BUILD OFF TECHNICAL
SECURITY.
>> ALL SUCH GREAT POINTS.
IS THIS INTERVIEW REAL OR IS
THIS A DEEP FAKE?
>> WELL, I GUARANTEE -- WELL,