The Threat Of 'Deepfakes'

Look at this video of comedian Bill Hader impersonating former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. This video is a "deepfake." This is significant, not only because it reflects the fact that deepfakes are new, but that they're also easy. A big part of the danger of the technology is that, unlike older photo and video editing techniques, it will be more widely accessible to people without great technical skill. Now, the stakes are fairly low for the Hader video.