Microsoft president declares deepfakes biggest AI concern

Brad Smith urges steps to curtail deepfakes "with an intent to deceive or defraud."

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[Celery Man]

Smith also pushed for the introduction of licensing for critical forms of AI, arguing that these licenses should carry obligations to protect against threats to security, whether physical, cybersecurity, or national too onerous for startups and less-well-funded competitors to comply with.

FTFY, Mr. Smith.

 

[Celery Man]

Your company funded and productized a lot of this crap. It's on you.

"I'm so sorry you feel that way. It was not our intent to cause harm, so if you feel harmed, that is not our fault."

 

[Celery Man]

There is a simple technical fix for this.

Have the cameras sign each frame. Other than needing a new camera, don't see the issue here. Then you can deep fake all you want and it gets marked. No mark... Means it is highly suspect.

The tech already exists, and is even already implented in some cameras. It would be a software change to have my smartphone start doing this. One signature from the device and then my signature as the owner/operator.

1. What keys are the cameras using to sign each frame? Where are they stored? How are they accessed? How are they verified?

2. Hex editors let you manipulate the individual bits in a file. What keeps someone from editing the raw image file to remove the watermarks?

3. Why is no mark highly suspect, if the mark is a sign of a deepfake? That sounds backwards.

4. If the solution is as “simple” as you suggest, why isn’t it being used? Or do you honestly think you’ve thought of something no one else in the field ever has?