In An Era Of Information Warfare, Deep-Fake Is Everywhere

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Recent years have seen Deep-Fake technology become an effective weapon in times of war. In the recent war Russia has waged against Ukraine, suspicion has surfaced that Russia is planning to use fake videos as a pretext for invasion, using Deep-Fake, representing a Ukrainian attack.

Deep-Fake is a computer simulation of reality produced by AI, and it is capable of forging identities in videos. In the wake of Deep Fake videos being used for political purposes, concerns have grown that the technology might be harmful and affect democratic processes. Deep-Fake technology has been described as a kind of information warfare when used to deceive the public or disrupt international relations.

As a result, this technology becomes a powerful tool for manipulating information by faking images, audio and creating materials that can be quickly shared via social media, thereby contributing to disinformation. In the absence of a policy of protection against Deep-Fake being used to disrupt international relations, the law provides a loophole which can be exploited.

According to lieber.westpoint.edu, it is hard to resolve the problem of a Deep-Fake campaign due to various psychological factors, and blocking or removing the content created with Deep-Fake technology may actually make things worse by attracting attention.

In light of the data on Russia’s invasion plans for Ukraine, Biden has selected to strategically share unclassified intelligence information about Russia’s plans with the public in order to clear up any misinformation that might have spread. This strategy may have been successful in dealing with the Russian narrative, which was not accepted internationally. As far as the effectiveness of this strategy in future conflicts is concerned, time will tell.