Rubio Issues Warning About Dangers Of ‘Deepfake’ Videos

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Videos using technology that creates a convincing, lifelike digital replicant of an individual poses a serious threat, Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio warned on Monday.

“It’s only a matter of time before foreign intelligence agencies use high-tech deception of ‘deepfake’ videos to try & undermine our democracy, influence our elections & further divide our society. I’ve been warning about this for some time,” Rubio wrote on Twitter Monday morning.

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Deepfake videos utilizes technology that uses lifelike digital human puppets created with facial mapping that look and move nearly identically to their real-life counterparts — with blinking being the one exception.

With the advances in voice-over technology, coupled with deepfake videos, it’s nearly impossible to distinguish between a real video and a fake one, experts warned.

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“It’s a weapon that could be used — timed appropriately and placed appropriately — in the same way fake news is used, except in a video form, which could create real chaos and instability on the eve of an election or a major decision of any sort,” Rubio told The Associated Press.

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