“Literally billions and billions of dollars are going into generation, into open source models, which of course foreign state actors can use as well as ordinary citizens. And on the detection side, we really just have a trickle. We are not equipped to fight these threats. And I'm worried that it'll take a very bad election day to get us to regroup.”
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The segment is about deepfakes in elections and the tools being built to detect them. Karen Duffin says Oren worries the fight is unfair, and he explains the funding imbalance between making fakes and catching them.
…In 2026 or 2028, we could see them not just in presidential elections and congressional races, but really in every single election race. Mayoral Education Board. The concern is there that we will be ready for the last one, which is a few deep fakes per race and not for a tsunami of disinformation.
True Media is far from alone. There are several others creating tools like his to help fight this battle. But he worries that the fight isn't exactly a fair one.
Literally billions and billions of dollars are going into generation, into open source models, which of course foreign state actors can use as well as ordinary citizens. And on the detection side, we really just have a trickle. We are not equipped to fight these threats. And I'm worried that it'll take a very bad election day to get us to regroup.
In the meantime, Oren says we just have to stay vigilant.
When you see something that absolutely galls you, I really encourage you to take a deep breath and ask yourself, am I sure that this is real, that this is bona fide?
Larry Norden from the Brennan Center concurs. And he adds, your safest bet is to never ask a chatbot to be the final word on an election.