"The propagandists who create such images are skilled at targeting people’s deepest impulses and anxieties, said Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that has tracked disinformation from the war. Whether it’s a deepfake baby or an actual image of an infant from another conflict, the emotional impact on the viewer is the same."
That's why I too have emphasized the human role; to exploit these weaknesses in people -- at the scale of nations and not individuals as is common in social engineering -- is to have a good social science understanding about a particular nation, including its culture, history, and residents.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 12.5 ms ] threadThat's why I too have emphasized the human role; to exploit these weaknesses in people -- at the scale of nations and not individuals as is common in social engineering -- is to have a good social science understanding about a particular nation, including its culture, history, and residents.