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In reply to the discussion: Trump LOSES Control In CHAOTIC National Address : Robert De Niro /IS A DEEP AI FAKE! [View all]highplainsdem
(59,535 posts)15. Just noticed the video now has an "Altered or synthetic content" label on it that wasn't on it earlier, but
should have been.
YouTube shouldn't allow deepfakes like this at all. They're horribly unfair to both the famous people whose images and voices are exploited, and to all the people tricked by them for even a few minutes. No one creating deepfakes like this is truly a fan of the famous person who's being used as a puppet to get clicks/views and maybe a bit of money.
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Trump LOSES Control In CHAOTIC National Address : Robert De Niro /IS A DEEP AI FAKE! [View all]
FarPoint
Thursday
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Thanks for alerting people to this. But since the deepfake is still here, I posted a long explanation in reply 9.
highplainsdem
8 hrs ago
#13
FarPoint, that is not only a fake, but the YouTuber ADMITS it's fake. Please see the disclaimers in
highplainsdem
8 hrs ago
#9
I'm so sorry the AI companies have made this kind of fraud not only possible, but easy. It's one of
highplainsdem
8 hrs ago
#20
I've added a reply/update about this thread and that YouTube channel to my Community Help thread on deepfakes.
highplainsdem
8 hrs ago
#14
Just noticed the video now has an "Altered or synthetic content" label on it that wasn't on it earlier, but
highplainsdem
8 hrs ago
#15
That label wasn't there earlier. The YouTuber most likely saw responses - mine or others - identifying
highplainsdem
8 hrs ago
#18
It should be reported. Unfortunately, YouTube actively encourages their users to use AI tools. So you
highplainsdem
8 hrs ago
#23
That's safest. And there's actually an app now to block you from seeing internet content after 2023,
highplainsdem
7 hrs ago
#27
I agree. But since it can be hard to identify deepfakes, I wouldn't want alerts or posts being hidden, as with
highplainsdem
7 hrs ago
#25
I didn't see it, and I've noticed those labels before. And other deepfakes of famous people have appeared
highplainsdem
6 hrs ago
#29
I'm not trying to cause confusion. I'm explaining that I didn't see any synthetic-content label there
highplainsdem
6 hrs ago
#31