We've lived through a pretty unique period of human history in which we could see a piece of media and implicitly trust it (a photo, for example). From now on, that unfortunately is not the case. - ThreadSky

reidhoffman.bsky.social • 58 days ago

We've lived through a pretty unique period of human history in which we could see a piece of media and implicitly trust it (a photo, for example).

From now on, that unfortunately is not the case.

Reposted from Tom Coates

Comment from friend: “is that a real picture”. Response: “I genuinely don’t know. I have no idea any more.”

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eguango.bsky.social•58 days ago

computer graphics & image processing has been capable of this for some time-- we just knew better. sensemakers like journalists and leaders have served critical, trusted roles in helping people figure out what's what. now we need truthvalidation to certify stuff. inevitable perhaps, but unfortunate.

eguango.bsky.social•44 days ago

Lotus converted paper ledgers to pristine, digital spreadsheets, but this didn't keep FTX or WorldCom from criming. people did that.

"fighting negative use cases" woefully underestimates the AI threat. AI doesn't care about fact vs faction or bias. better guardrails needed
https://www.geekwire.com/?p=867290

afr66.bsky.social•58 days ago

Trust is gone. Instead, we have "alternative facts" and conspiracy theories.

tomcoates.bsky.social•58 days ago

Also the world has got so weird you can’t tell what’s satire. https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-pulls-lame-stunt-on-wisconsin-stage-as-he-hands-out-millions/

reidhoffman.bsky.social•58 days ago

@benwikler.bsky.social Wears that hat better.

fakeconsultant.bsky.social•56 days ago

That actually works for me

tenteisai.bsky.social•58 days ago

Hasn't been for a couple decades really.

mellieelle.bsky.social•58 days ago

It feels like the fabric of reality is fragmenting as truth becomes increasingly diluted with absurdities.

As a truth seeker, it is getting more and more challenging to know absolutely what is true. It causes my mind to question myself and my own ability to see truth.

Scary, dystopic times.

kalendmusic.bsky.social•58 days ago

And I always though it was your cabin-mate (the guy who made those cool "Soul Shrooms" tank posters) that would amount to something...

fakeconsultant.bsky.social•56 days ago

Not AI

privatecli.bsky.social•58 days ago

A private client must cover us with a digital skin zone.

scabusaurusrex.bsky.social•57 days ago

Do people remember when "the uncanny valley" was brought up any time CGI movies came out? Then full AI images and media landed, with 13-fingered people, contorted in impossible ways. Now they're indistinguishable from reality, and deep fakes have us wishing for ye olde days of uncanny valleys.

tapirtrouble.bsky.social•58 days ago

Also in the past, attempts at altering photos or staging photos were often fairly clumsy (like in the former Soviet Union).
https://www.openculture.com/2017/08/long-before-photoshop-the-soviets-mastered-the-art-of-erasing-people-from-photographs-and-history-too.html#google_vignette
But now it's possible to edit or even generate not just photos but video, including sound. And many more people have access to the tools.

tapirtrouble.bsky.social•58 days ago

It's fairly easy to spot some CGI in a movie -- spaceships or dinosaurs, or a deceased actor's scene being completed using digital technology. But other things are more subtle. There's a lot of post-production being done that just looks mundane. My brother noticed one crucial scene in his indie film

tapirtrouble.bsky.social•58 days ago

... had a microphone in the shot. He was able to get it digitally removed -- those tools have been available to big studios for a long time, but what was new this century was being able to pay a CalArts student a few hundred dollars to fix it. And now, people can do this kind of thing in an evening.

demokrator.bsky.social•58 days ago

One profoundly unfortunate consequence of deep fakes (whether audio or visual) is that lawbreakers will claim legitimate media are deep fakes. We're already seeing this happen. This will create even more cynicism, thereby playing into the hands of authoritarians.

stormyskies100.bsky.social•58 days ago

Now that images can be altered, the public has less confidence that what they are seeing is true. This has led to conspiracy theories galore. We are growing more ignorant while having all the information in the world at our fingertips.

andyjabbour.bsky.social•58 days ago

This is a very real and frustrating reality that will have to learn how to navigate. Real security impacts.

mad-catter-chatter.bsky.social•58 days ago

I work with AI - I can always tell. I bet humans will always be able to tell - maybe that is why so many ND super-sensitive people are being born these days - they have evolved to "sniff" out the AI.
My newest conspiracy theory - You Are Welcom!

gauravbora.bsky.social•57 days ago

That has always been the case with news posts—we never trusted the news itself, but the sources delivering it. Somehow, we still found ways to believe certain outlets. The same will happen with AI-generated media. It won’t be the tech that’s trustworthy, but the people and institutions wielding it

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