'Deepfake' Video Editing Tools Animate Fake News. Are They Legal?
https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2018/03/16/deepfake-video-editing-tools-animate-fake-news-are-they-legal/
Attorneys should learn about and understand emerging technologies in order to adapt to potential legal issues presented by these technologies. One example of a new technology that is presenting interesting new legal issues is a technology based on artificial intelligence called "deepfake".
Deepfake is a video editing concept that creates highly convincing, but fake, videos. Generally speaking, using deepfake technology to create and publish apps is legal. However, some uses of this technology might violate the law. This article discusses potential illegal uses of deepfake videos. Deepfake is another example of the many ways in which artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are changing the legal paradigm.
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“AI technology is powering video editing apps that allow users to easily superimpose people’s faces onto actors in videos. The apps, of which “FakeApp” is the most well-known, create such convincing videos that they’re deemed “Deepfakes.” And such visual content is causing alarm among those who believe it will usher in a new era of “fake news.”
There is, however, little recourse to stop such tools from being used. The technology itself and publishing of it online are legal. But users aren’t completely free of all liability, as depending on how the technology is deployed, such videos may violate of a host of U.S. laws.”
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