https://medium.com/blogmode/rise-of-the-machines-61f5363b6f07

Life gets more like Black Mirror every day. The most recent thinkpiece-inspiring digital nightmare, in case you haven’t heard, is “deepfakes” — digitally manipulated videos of people that are nearly indiscernible from reality. Deepfakes are one of the most frightening applications of machine learning I have ever heard of. The fact that they are already being used to sexually degrade women is horrifying. Other potential uses, including hyper-realistic propaganda and fake news, could lead to a future where we can’t trust anything we don’t see with our own eyes.

Technologies like deepfakes do not inspire a lot of support for the ongoing Artificial Intelligence revolution. Perhaps this is a good thing: at a moment when technology is advancing at frightful speeds, it is wise to approach new developments with caution. Imagine if humanity had sat down and researched the long-term effects of fossil fuel usage before screwing up the Earth so badly.