Artificial Intelligence & Society

Let’s Talk About the Dangers of Deep Fake Technologies Causing Stress to People.

A viewpoint and informed approach to deal with a double-edged sword posing critical risks for individuals & society.

Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Main)
Technology Hits
Published in
12 min readOct 11, 2021

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Time to Re-Examine Deep Fake Technologies with Firmer Measures

Imagine your friends calling you one day for a viral video showing your face, your naked body, and your voice in a malicious post. You don’t remember posting such a video.

And you cannot believe your shocking behavior and your appalling words. You pinch yourself thinking it is a nightmare, but you are wide awake and find yourself victimized in cyberspace.

Welcome to the deep fake world!

This is not a hypothetical situation anymore, as it happened to several people who found themselves as victims on porn sites and popular social media sites. Thus, concerns of deep fake technologies are not trivial matters and certainly require serious considerations and corrective actions.

Many simple video editing tools have been producing fake videos for years. We usually notice the falseness of those superficial videos with…

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Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Main)
Technology Hits

Scientist, Technologist, Inventor, focusing on HEALTH and JOY. Founder of ILLUMINATION, curating key messages for society. Connection: https://digitalmehmet.com