From pornography to courtrooms, the threat landscape is expanding.
While early deepfakes were focused on pornography, there are more terrifying use cases that concern me. These include creating fake alibis in courtrooms, which could undermine the justice system. Extortion is another serious threat, where fabricated videos could be used to blackmail individuals. Terrorism is also a potential danger. These applications show why the simplicity of creating deepfakes is so concerning when we think about abuse and manipulation.
— Overview Of How To Create Deepfakes - It’s Scarily Simple · Forbes