DeepFake Risk Governance

DeepFake Risk Governance

Do check out the excellent publication, FORGED AUTHENTICITY: GOVERNING DEEPFAKE RISKS 

published by the #EPFL's #InternationalRiskGovernanceCenter (SEE irgc.org).

Here is an idea of the publication's contents:

What is #deepfakeDigitalContent?: Fabricated images, video, audio or text created using machine-learning tools.

Why is such content growing so fast?: Because it is becoming exponentially quicker, easier and cheaper to produce.

Result: The pace of change is running way ahead of our ability to understand the implications and respond to them.

What is the role of #Internet #PlatformTechnologies? They are central to the dissemination of deepfake content; and so are central to #deepfakeGovernance.

What have been the consequences of the application of machine learning to the creation of deepfakes?:  

 - radical alteration of the *quality* of output that is routinely achievable;

 - dramatic reduction in the resources required to produce hyper-realistic fake artefacts, enabling their production at previously unimaginable scales;

and

 - “democratization” of the process through the distribution of user-friendly software tools and paid-for services.

What approach can enable us to understand the main risks? Possibly a 3-dimensional matrix covering:

- reputational damage, 

- financial damage, 

and 

 - manipulation of decision-making processes. 


How to pick between deepfake risks - e.g. where are regulatory and/ or legislative responses most needed?

Another 3-dimensional matrix is useful:

- severity (the level of harm caused by the deepfake);

- scale (how widespread the harm is)

and

- resilience (the ability of the “target” to withstand the impact). 

The publication's conclusion: "there is a prima facie case for prioritizing responses to deepfakes that cause intense harm to individuals or that contribute to sytemic societal risks such as the erosion of trust and truth".


#forgery #DeepFakes #FakeNews #Risks #DigitalRisk #TechnologyGovernance #TechnologyRegulation #RiskGovernance #RiskRegulation #SocialMediaPlatforms #AIethics #MachineLearning #PlatformTechnologies

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