Deep Fakes and Manipulated Media | Matthew F. Ferraro | Escaped Sapiens Podcast #21

Matthew F. Ferraro is an attorney and former intelligence officer who writes widely on national security and legal issues. Matt is currently a counsel at the international law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, and a visiting fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University. (The views Matt expressed here are his own.) In this episode of the podcast we discuss the development of deep fake technology from a policy and legal standpoint. What impact does deepfake technology have on the spread of disinformation and misinformation? What are the implications of this new technology for the balance of global power? Does manipulated media only have malicious uses or might it be used as a tool for good? What policy and legal frameworks are being implemented to ensure a positive outcome?
►Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RwVMo7wwZUU
►Information about Matt's work can be found here: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/people/matthew-ferraro
►Matt's personal website can be found here: http://matthewfferraro.com/
►At 0:36:20 Matt discusses a news story which can be found here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/syrian-electronic-army-hackers-attack-guardian-twitter-accounts-8597629.html