AXIOS (Kerry Flynn) - YouTube expands deepfake detection tool to politicians and journalists
YouTube is expanding a tool designed to detect impersonations to a select group of government officials, political candidates and journalists. Why it matters: New AI systems are exacerbating the problem of deepfakes , making it easier to create convincing videos of real people including President Trump . What they're saying: "This expansion is really about the integrity of the public conversation," Leslie Miller, vice president, government affairs and public policy at YouTube, said on a call with journalists. - "We know that the risks of AI impersonation are particularly high for those in the civic space." How it works: YouTube's likeness detection technology scans videos uploaded to the platform for content that appears to use…
YouTube is expanding a tool designed to detect impersonations to a select group of government officials, political candidates and journalists. Why it matters: New AI systems are exacerbating the problem of deepfakes , making it easier to create convincing videos of real people including President Trump . What they're saying: "This expansion is really about the integrity of the public conversation," Leslie Miller, vice president, government affairs and public policy at YouTube, said on a call with journalists. - "We know that the risks of AI impersonation are particularly high for those in the civic space." How it works: YouTube's likeness detection technology scans videos uploaded to the platform for content that appears to use…Open