BUT IT’S NOT YET OPEN WARFARE
During the four years between the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, many cyber experts and pundits were concerned that Russia or other nation-states would evolve their ability to manipulate U.S. voter perceptions by migrating from social media memes to deepfakes. That emerging technology can be used by employing computer-altered images and video footage to denigrate candidates in some way, hurting their chances at the polls.
By:Patience Wait, contributor, Nextgov
FULL ARTICLE:https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2022/07/deepfake-arms-race-heating/374536/