AI Forgeries in State Media: An Intentional Element of War Reporting
Brett Schafer, a senior director at the UK-based think tank Institute of Strategic Dialogue, has commented on the use of AI forgeries.
Schafer stated that the use of AI forgeries by major state media outlets is striking, even for those not known for truthfulness. He also noted that while AI-generated content in war propaganda is not new, the consistent application by state media is significant.
He suggested that Iranian state media's repeated deployment of deepfakes indicates this is an intentional element of their war reporting.
Iranian state media's repeated deployment of deepfakes indicates this is an intentional element of their war reporting.