Mitigating Human Rights Violations Caused by Deepfake Technology

Abstract

Deepfake based on artificial intelligence is a very effective tool that can generate highly realistic fake media including photos, audio and video which, in most cases, cannot be recognized as fake data. While deepfakes may offer special utility in the realm of entertainment as well as creative works, they are a grave threat to the safety and liberty of people all over the world. Deepfake technology is briefly discussed in this abstract to reflect on the ethics and consequences that they present in society as well as the possibility of using them to offend human rights. Forced credibility, deceit, and slander become more acute with the help of deepfakes, which infringe on people’s right to privacy and, therefore, negatively impact their reputation. Therefore, the intentional application of deepfakes for illicit pornography and the dissemination of incorrect data have adverse consequences ranging from a detrimental effect on people’s psychological conditions to reduced trust in media and threats to democracy. Again, women, members of racial or ethnic minorities together with political dissenters are the categories of people who are most vulnerable to deep fakes manipulation for harassment and exploitation.

Deepfake technology raises many problems which require an anti-measure approach that considers legal, ethical, and technological factors. Preventing and controlling the spread of deep fake materials is closely related with the development of methods for detecting and verifying deep fake content.

In addition, enhancing the critical thinking skills coupled with media literacy fosters people’s capacity to discern between truth and fake information; this reduces the harm that deepfakes pose within the community and the larger society. Legal systems thus need to be extended to encompass guidelines of dealing with deepfakes such as determination of who is legally responsible for producing and circulating fake content and the measures to be taken, punitive and preventive, against those who lose their rights through being victims of deepfakes.