News media is being manipulated massively via social media. The unregulated distribution of information that the internet provides is frightening. Why wouldn't Russia interfere with foreign elections? It is human nature to claw our way to the top.
Agree fully re: news media and social media. As to how it should be regulated: well guess who is attempting to do just that right this very minute!
And look at how the rest of the world is crying foul. And all he is trying to do is hold social media to account when it comes to providing a platform for promoting and selling narcotics, suicide, and child porn online. Not regulating deep fake and non-existent shit.
On the topic of interference: you should spend some time looking up a nice chap by the name of Yuri Bezmenov (albeit that he should have had his wings clipped). That'll be a learning experience and not to mention an eye opener. And believe me: it's old stuff. While the core concepts may remain: you can be sure that the methods have been finely tuned and honed since then.
And for the record (and maybe a time saver for your other little thread): should give you an insight into yours truly here (I'm not that hard to figure out). Let's just say that what you perceive as "fence sitting" is something else entirely.
But tech is getting so good now that maybe people soon won't take for granted that footage isn't doctored, which will hopefully force some sort of regulation back into the industry?
See above and below (skipped over this one while typing the rest). I don't know how you regulate this. And I put it to you that people will see what they want to see and won't be generally questioning anything and everything that appears on their screens.
I'm genuinely surprised there haven't already been more efforts that we know about to manipulate footage, etc. Why doesn't a foreign power or a terrorist release fake footage of Trump or Putin? Are we not quite at the point that this feasible?
Yeah. This is the type of shit I'm truly worried about and what I was referencing in my earlier post on this thread. I don't think we're there yet but only in the sense of technically. But it will not be long before this will be possible and nobody, not even forensics, will be able to distinguish the difference. There's already shit out there on this topic and with demonstrations. And even although it's not quite perfect: add a bit of video and audio noise and a carefully chosen title and you could still be home free. There's not a lot of people who will watch a video and pull it apart at the seams i.e. they would take what they're seeing as gospel and the video and audio noise added would probably add to the authenticity.
This is dangerous shit. A possible real world example that could play out right now. Can you imagine if a video was released right now in which Xi Jinping was shown, in a party conference, declaring war on America and noting that he has authorized military strikes on those carriers in the South China Sea (courtesy of the USA and the UK). And then somebody takes control of a reputable Chinese media outlet and broadcasts it under that guise. From there it goes to FOX and CNN and the BBC (and who would far rather get the shit on air as soon as possible, so as to not be outdone by the others, and fact check after the fact). Impossible? I don't think so. Bearing in mind that proving it to be fake would take time. And while I'm sure the big red telephones would be ringing: the damage would already be done insofar as the public is concerned. Worse still: what if this was repeated a few times. One day and when it's the real deal: people would ignore it and take it with a grain of salt.
I don't know how you combat this especially once the technology has been perfected. Only archaic method I can think of is to delay the visibility of uploads and broadcasts i.e. in order to give the powers that be the time to verify what's going on. In much the same way as radio stations used to (I think some do) use broadcast delays (just in case somebody loses their shit or uses an inappropriate word i.e. they can edit it out before it goes out on air). Then again: it's the dinosaur speaking here i.e. maybe there's another way or two or three. Whatever the case: this is a real danger.
I don't believe we are (or aren't) in a simulation. It is impossible to know. I've never understood the argument that it "makes sense" this is a simulation.
This I don't get and never will. I simply don't have the mental capacity to grasp this concept maybe? If there is any truth to this though: seems to me the core OS needs updating i.e. must still be on Windows ME (arguably the worst MS operating system ever). Because as things stand now: it's pretty fucked, unstable, and full of bugs!
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