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Risk zone 1: Truth, disinformation, and propaganda

Risk zone 1: Truth, disinformation, and propaganda

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Risk zone 1: Truth, disinformation, and propaganda

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(upbeat game show music) - Let's look at the first major risk zone, truth, disinformation, and propaganda. New social media technologies have made it easy to spread information across the globe at the touch of a button, but along with this promise of reach is the reality that there are motivated groups and individuals who's goal is to spread disinformation and subvert the truth, often for political goals. The potential to undermine the public trust is enormous. This is the reality now. So let's play the scenario out further over the horizon. A few future scenario could look something like this, video faking algorithms have become so advanced that faked videos are impossible to distinguish from real footage. These algorithms can completely replace people's faces and speech to make it appear they've said or done anything the author intends. With this technology, anyone can manufacture video proof to back up any claim.…

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