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Klarthy t1_jdslzpx wrote

Reply to comment by Exelbirth in Have deepfakes become so realistic that they can fool people into thinking they are genuine? by [deleted]

Keep in mind that a lot of creators of fake content will also use artificial means (bots) to boost their content's visibility/engagement. While some will fall for it occasionally, it's being amplified by fake voices.

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Exelbirth t1_jdtml89 wrote

That's not really comforting, given humanity's tendency to "go with the crowd." Does it matter if the crowd is fake, if the fake crowd can manipulate people into believing falsehoods, because "so many people can't possibly be wrong?"

We saw this with chain emails back in the day those were a big thing. Using bots on social media to boost the visibility of something is just the newest version of that.

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