Deep Fakes and National Security

Abstract

Deep fakes a term that first emerged in 2017 to describe realistic photo, audio, video, and other forgeries generated with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies could present a variety of national security challenges in the years to come. As these technologies continue to mature, they could hold significant implications for congressional oversight, U.S. defense authorizations and appropriations, and the regulation of social media platforms

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 2020
Accession Number
AD1117081

Entities

People

  • Kelly M. Sayler
  • Laurie A. Harris

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Congress
  • Deepfakes
  • Detection
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Intelligence Community
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Law
  • Machine Learning
  • National Security
  • Neural Networks
  • Security
  • Social Media
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy