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The White House wants to 'cryptographically verify' videos of Joe Biden so viewers don't mistake them for AI deepfakes
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2024
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Just because you're writing this on the fediverse doesn't mean it's the answer to everything. It's certainly not the answer to this.
What problem would that solve?
A link to the video could be shared via ActivityPub.
The video would be loaded over HTTPS; we can verify that the video is from the white house, and that it hasn't been modified in-transit.
A big issue is that places don't want to share a link to an independently verifiable video, they want you to load a copy of it from their website/app. This way we build trust with the brand (e.g. New York Times), and spend more time looking at ads or subscribe.
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Exactly. This "solution" doesn't take into account how people actually use the Internet. Unless we expect billions of people to change their behavior, this is just a pointless comment.
Might be closer than you think. The White House is just using Instagram right now: https://www.whitehouse.gov
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