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In

the

last

Module

, you learned about the artificial intellig

ence of

deepfake. The technology of deepfake allows individuals to generate

manipulated photos and videos using artificial intelligence software,

such as FakeApp and DeepFaceLab, to generate the content (Elias,

2019). Although creating these fake images an

d videos may be fun and

innovative for the person using the technology, the manipulated

content has been known to cause deception, and sometimes harm,

involving the individuals who are misrepresented in the videos.

Consider this scenario: A photo of you is

on the internet, perhaps a

photo you posted on social media or saved to the cloud that other

people have access to. Then imagine that someone you barely know, or

may not even know, uses that photo and AI to create an embarrassing

video starring you. You n

ever actually did what the video depicts, but

the technology makes it look as if you have. Eventually, the deepfake

video goes viral and is shared with the public.

Although this kind of situation may seem unrealistic, perhaps even

scary to some people, it

has happened to political world leaders and

celebrities. Deepfake content has already caused negative implications

for others (Elias, 2019). The social and societal implications of using

such technology should be considered, especially as artificial

intell

igence becomes more prevalent.

For your initial discussion post, answer the following questions:

Part 1

·

What were your initial reactions when you first heard about the

artificial intelligence of deepfake?

·

Do you think deceptive technologies, like the artificial i

ntelligence

of deepfake, do more harm than good? Or do more good than

harm?

·

Do the advantages of these kinds of technologies outweigh the

negative societal and social implications?

Part 2

·

Determine whether you agree or disagree with your peers

In the last Module , you learned about the artificial intelligence of

deepfake. The technology of deepfake allows individuals to generate

manipulated photos and videos using artificial intelligence software,

such as FakeApp and DeepFaceLab, to generate the content (Elias,

2019). Although creating these fake images and videos may be fun and

innovative for the person using the technology, the manipulated

content has been known to cause deception, and sometimes harm,

involving the individuals who are misrepresented in the videos.

Consider this scenario: A photo of you is on the internet, perhaps a

photo you posted on social media or saved to the cloud that other

people have access to. Then imagine that someone you barely know, or

may not even know, uses that photo and AI to create an embarrassing

video starring you. You never actually did what the video depicts, but

the technology makes it look as if you have. Eventually, the deepfake

video goes viral and is shared with the public.

Although this kind of situation may seem unrealistic, perhaps even

scary to some people, it has happened to political world leaders and

celebrities. Deepfake content has already caused negative implications

for others (Elias, 2019). The social and societal implications of using

such technology should be considered, especially as artificial

intelligence becomes more prevalent.

For your initial discussion post, answer the following questions:

Part 1

 What were your initial reactions when you first heard about the

artificial intelligence of deepfake?

 Do you think deceptive technologies, like the artificial intelligence

of deepfake, do more harm than good? Or do more good than

harm?

 Do the advantages of these kinds of technologies outweigh the

negative societal and social implications?

Part 2

 Determine whether you agree or disagree with your peers