A Very real threat. That professor who said it with a smile is only concerned with her research and thats it. She doesnt care about the consequences of this.
Also much of that can also be used like you said for FUD in Crypto's as well as Politics to influence countries and economies etc.
With the time and effort it will take to check each video created if its fake or real there will be a huge impact already on anything this technology targets.
It is very scary ...
Thanks for your comment @paulkjustme.
That's exacly what cross my mind. Typical scientist. They care about achieving some results without thinking of possible consequences. That's why we need to keep building our awarness as this is our best protection.
Can you imagine that right now AI could already create 'fake' video of your favourite influencer in which he would make some fake statements, which could affect your financial decisions
Some people mentioned that we need to develop solutions that will allow us to distinguish fake audio/video from real one.
That's a great business opportunity for those who can provide such a solutions. Dont you think?
ps.
I've noticed that your last post talks about media lies being exposed. Gonna read it now! :)
Yours
Piotr