
Experts war-gamed what might happen if deepfakes disrupt the 2024 election. Things went sideways fast.
Specialists simulated potential scenarios where malicious individuals utilized deepfake technology to interfere with the upcoming 2024 election. The outcomes of the simulation were described as “unsettling” by those involved. Experts War-Gamed What Might Happen if Deepfakes Disrupt the 2024 Election As technology continues to advance, the threat of deepfakes disrupting major events, such as elections, is becoming increasingly real. Recently, a group of experts war-gamed various scenarios to predict the potential repercussions if deepfakes were used to manipulate the 2024 election. The results were alarming, to say the least. The Scenario The war-gaming exercise simulated a scenario where deepfake videos of high-profile political figures endorsing a specific candidate flooded social media platforms in the weeks leading up to the 2024