Accountability & Liability: Deepfakes PDF

Accountabili ty & Liability: Deepfakes By: Adam Davis, Ryan Kennedy, Devon Risner, Ze Ruan, Ava Staebler, and Maleah Tucker Ethical Issue The ethical issues surrounding deepfakes involve concerns about consent and autonomy, misrepresentation and deception, accountability and responsibility , potent...

Accountabili ty & Liability: Deepfakes By: Adam Davis, Ryan Kennedy, Devon Risner, Ze Ruan, Ava Staebler, and Maleah Tucker Ethical Issue The ethical issues surrounding deepfakes involve concerns about consent and autonomy, misrepresentation and deception, accountability and responsibility , potential harm to individuals and society, and the illusion of trust in media information sources. Definition Deepfakes can be defined as an image, video, or audio that has been maliciously manipulated to pose as someone doing or saying something that was not actually done. Types Face-swapping Lip-syncing Voice-cloning Full-body deepfakes Synthetic news Political manipulation Entertainment and satire Example 1 – Election Risks Cybercriminals used a voice-generating deepfake audio software to act as the voice of President Joe Biden New Hampshire voters believed this to bej a robocall Example A worker pays $25 million after a call with deepfake ‘CFO’ Had doubts about the call, but the voice was perfect Checked with manager and found mistake 8 identity cards were stolen 90 loan applications made 54 bank account registrations Repercussion s In 9/20/2023 Congress passed "H.R.5586 - DEEPFAKES Accountability Act”, a bill that gives legal consequences to deepfake use. An excerpt from the bill states: “Actual damages suffered by the living person or the affiliated corporation or entity, and any additional substantially derivative proof its of the person who violated subsection (a) or altered an advanced technological false personation record to remove or meaningfully obscure the disclosures required under sub-section”