If you think those Russian backed fake ads on social media were trouble, you ain't seen nothing yet.
SecureWorld has written before about the coming Artificial Intelligence ability to fake real life, including video.
Now AdAge gave the topic some coverage in the context of Russian interference with U.S. elections.
"If you're a politically inclined technologist, this is your moment. There have never been more rewarding career opportunities for your wonky, nerdy kind.
Unless someone wants to hire you to figure out what to do about Russia. That job would suck, because it seems like nobody has any idea how to do it.
The consensus last week at CampaignTech East was that tech-enabled shenanigans—whether masterminded by Vladimir Putin and friends or other bad hombres—are only going to further infect the U.S. political system."
And the publication's report cited one expert who says we are just years away from fake media that is so good, "You can't trust your senses."