Deep fakes and big data: the next level of cyber warfare

When deep fakes are applied to spread disinformation, the effect may not end at defaming a public official and damaging their public image. Fair elections may be imperiled with resultant damage to the polars of democratic society.

With sufficient data to feed the AI algorithm and the knowledge of how to apply it, a malefactor could impersonate literally anyone, doing anything in a fabricated video, such as former U.S. president Barack Obama unleashing a profanity-laden outburst against Donald Trump, write Sze-Fung Lee and Benjamin C. M. Fung. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/BBC

Opinion

BY SZE-FUNG LEE AND BENJAMIN C. M. FUNG

October 27, 2021

Most people are unaware of the personal security risks confronting them when they make use of 21st century technology. Threats are embedded in the facial recognition technology that opens your iPhone, Chatbots on your online shopping sites, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) deployed in m...

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