Accession Number:

AD1117081

Title:

Deep Fakes and National Security

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Congressional Research SVC Washington United States

Personal Author(s):

• Sayler,Kelly M.
• Harris,Laurie A.

Report Date:

2020-08-26

Pagination or Media Count:

3.0

Abstract:

Deep fakes a term that first emerged in 2017 to describe realistic photo, audio, video, and other forgeries generated with artificial intelligence AI technologies could present a variety of national security challenges in the years to come. As these technologies continue to mature, they could hold significant implications for congressional oversight, U.S. defense authorizations and appropriations, and the regulation of social media platforms

Descriptors:

• national security
• artificial intelligence
• machine learning
• neural networks
• intelligence community (united states)
• detection
• algorithms
• social media
• Information Warfare
• information operations
• intelligence community

Subject Categories:

• Cybernetics
• Information Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE