Accession Number:

AD1173672

Title:

Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, and Disinformation: A Primer

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Study/Analysis]

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Helmus, Todd C

Report Date:

2022-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

24

Abstract:

The purpose of this Perspective is to provide policymakers an overview of the deepfake threat. It first reviews the technology undergirding deepfakes and associated artificial intelligence AIdriven technologies that provide the foundation for deepfake videos, voice cloning, deepfake images, and generative text. It highlights the threats deepfakes pose, as well as factors that could mitigate such threats. The paper then reviews the ongoing efforts to detect and counter deepfakes and concludes with an overview of recommendations for policymakers. This Perspective is based on a review of published literature on deepfake- and AI-disinformation technologies. Moreover, leading experts in the disinformation field contributed valuable insights that helped shape the work.

Descriptors:

• social media
• national security
• online communications
• information systems
• artificial intelligence
• public policy
• reliability
• internet
• fake news
• governments
• homeland security
• law
• united states
• congress
• covid-19
• deepfakes
• ethiopia

Subject Categories:

• Information Science

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]