1、 Digital Deception Confronting and Capitalizing on the Age of Deepfakes Date:November 2024 Author:Sruti Jain Howard Hall 2|P a g e Digital Deception-Confronting and Capitalizing on the Age of Deepfakes Executive Summary While AI has brought about many advantages in the way we do business,one repercu
2、ssion has been the expanded attack surface that has given bad actors a new landscape for perpetrating fraud.One of the primary areas has been the utilization of AI and machine learning to create highly realistic deepfakes something that appears real and genuine but is in fact a forgery.This includes
3、 generated images,videos and audio of documents and people that are used to trick ordinary people and the systems they rely on.There are several characteristics that deepfakes depend on including realism and manipulation and numerous evolving advanced techniques such as Generative AI models.All of t
4、his is advancing at record speed,thus making this a serious issue that needs to be addressed.Developing strategies for addressing deepfakes is going to be critical for preservation of our personal and professional information.In todays world we engage on an increasing basis through digital channels.
5、As a result of this,it is critical that the integrity of these digital communications is authentic.Deepfakes have had a significant impact on societal,political and financial institutions.Deepfakes proliferate the distribution and acceptance of misinformation.We have witnessed this in the political
6、forum,as the technology has proven to have a profound impact on manipulating political influence,impacting national security and having detrimental repercussions on both our personal and professional lives.As part of this paper,we will explore various methods for addressing the deepfake threat,inclu