The Deepfake threats to companies and people

 https://kpmg.com/xx/en/our-insights/risk-and-regulation/deepfake-threats.html 

Deepfake technology just keeps on growing in usage.

https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/deepfake

https://uit.stanford.edu/news/dangers-deepfake-what-watch 

https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2024/06/25/ai-deepfake-security-concerns 

https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/technology/practice-innovations-deepfakes/

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/artificial-intelligence-deepfakes-and-the-uncertain-future-of-truth 

The character Ernst_Stavro_Blofeld has been depicted by various actors. 

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/deepfakes-different-threat-than-expected/ 

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/05/why-we-need-to-look-beyond-deepfakes-to-benefit-from-synthetic-content-technology 

Of course deepfakes can be used to make some people look like James_Bond_movie villains. 

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/james-bond-villains-ranked-worst-to-best 

However, some people just happen to have a certain look about them. No digital alterations required. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Klaus_Schwab_-_World_Economic_Forum_on_Africa_2008.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/Donald_Pleasence_as_Ernst_Stavro_Blofeld%2C_%27%27You_Only_Live_Twice%27%27.jpg

https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/who-is-peter-brabeck-letmathe-successor-of-klaus-schwab-to-lead-the-world-economic-forum/3823396/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Schwab , https://www.nestle.com/sites/default/files/asset-library/publishingimages/media/news-feed/2014-july/pbl-illustre-feed.jpg 

https://www.slashfilm.com/588506/the-greatest-james-bond-villains-ever

https://enterthereelworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/screen-shot-2022-12-11-at-2.06.55-pm.png

https://www.facebook.com/bcdulaney/posts/meet-the-new-wef-chairman-peter-brabeck-letmathe-former-ceo-of-nestle-who-famous/9773341779379095/ 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/647806630513218/?multi_permalinks=984996463460898&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen  

https://enterthereelworld.com/2025/01/27/top-10-james-bond-villains  

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Ernst_Stavro_Blofeld_(007)  

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/amazon-007-takeover-impact-future-james-bond-1236155844  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=deepfakes 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=AI+and+deepfake+dangers

Dangers of Deepfakes

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/19/russia-ukraine-infowar-deepfakes

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/13/what-are-deepfakes-and-how-can-you-spot-them

It’s Getting Harder to Spot a deepfake video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLoI9hAX9dw , https://www.youtube.com/BloombergTV/videos

Top 20 Best Deepfake Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PINeQV0LH6k , https://www.youtube.com/user/WatchMojo/videos

10 Top Wild West Gunslingers Animated with Deep Nostalgia DeepFake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNaQegL9mGU

Celebrities Who Look Eerily Similar To People From The Past https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR7728rFG5Q

So eventually when you answer a FaceTime call, will it be the genuine person or an impostor?

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Deepfakes

Lucasfilm Hires 'The Mandalorian' YouTuber Who Deepfaked Season 2 Luke Cameo

 https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-lucasfilm-hire-youtuber-luke-cameo

CGI if done correctly and wisely, can really enhance a production.

This tech could add much more depth to the Star+Wars universe in some interesting ways.

https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/lucasfilm-hires-deepfake-youtuber-mandalorian-skywalker-vfx-1234653720/

Harrison+Ford in Solo: A Star Wars Story [DeepFake] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC3uH4Xw4Xo , https://www.youtube.com/c/Shamook/videos

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/harrison-ford-solo-reaction-star-wars-alden-ehrenreich-rave-1201967240 (Alden Ehrenreich was good in Solo but some people really like the option to have a younger version of HF in the movie.) https://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/solo-harrison-ford-advice-alden-ehrenreich-star-wars-1201926113 

The tech has advanced well enough but only deepfake bootleg movies would be possible. That's because the owners of the various productions can't legally allow bootleg versions. However someday, if the owners provided their own deepfake productions, that would be quite something. https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-wars-deepfake-luke-skywalker-mandalorian 

https://www.thewrap.com/lucasfilms-ilm-hires-youtuber-who-improved-cgi-luke-in-the-mandalorian

Deepfake software, which can make anyone look like anyone else, could lead to some hefty ramifications, especially in political and journalistic arenas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY0UpiEyNVw KING 5 News

Deepfake technology will make you question what's real | CNBC Reports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKU2EZQvK1c

It’s Getting Harder to Spot a Deep Fake Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLoI9hAX9dw , https://www.youtube.com/BloombergTV/videos

Deepfakes - Real Consequences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMF2i3A9Lzw , https://www.youtube.com/c/ColdFusion/videos

Mark Hamill shares his memories of working on the original Star Wars and does a perfect impression of Harrison Ford. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onMm0DLg8CE , https://www.youtube.com/c/LateNightSeth/videos

https://www.starwars.com/news/tag/george-lucas

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Deepfakes

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=STAR+WARS

BECK DEEPFAKES AS YOUNG PAUL MCCARTNEY

 https://nerdist.com/article/beck-deepfake-paul-mccartney-find-my-way-collaboration-music-video

The theme here seems to be Beck pretending to be PM.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-mccartney-deepfake-beck-find-my-way-1200809

Paul McCartney, Beck - Find My Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Q4hAQ4fEw , https://www.youtube.com/c/PaulMcCartney/videos

CGI will only become more popular and if done correctly, it might almost be like the original.

However, A.I. and deepfake tech will always just be an imitation.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Paul+McCartney

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Deepfakes

Visa Reinvents the Card for the Digital Age

 https://usa.visa.com/about-visa/newsroom/press-releases.releaseId.20686.html

Digital currency can be very convienent.

https://usa.visa.com/pay-with-visa/contactless-payments/contactless-payments.html

However, without a cash system as a backup there might be some occasional problems.

https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2024/05/14/the-end-of-1715697387003.html

https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2024/05/14/the-key-to-1715698035525.html

https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2024/02/challenges-in-voice-biometrics-vulnerabilities-in-the-age-of-deepfakes/

Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot goes viral with mind-blowing deep-fakes

 https://nypost.com/2024/08/22/business/elon-musks-grok-ai-chatbot-goes-viral-with-mind-blowing-deepfakes/

It's all such B$! 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/16/elon-musk-grok-ai/

How far can it go?

https://nextgenaireport.com/elon-musks-grok-uses-black-forest-labs-controversial-ai-image-generator/

https://cybernews.com/news/zuckerberg-trashes-grok-hyperrealistic-deepfake MZ sure doesn't like it.

https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2024/03/this-super-realistic-deepfake-shows.html

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/deepfake

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=deep-fakes

AI Deep Fake Concerns

How do we prevent AI from creating deepfakes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFRxyOjr4Gg

 I Deep Faked Myself, Here's Why It Matters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S951cdansBI

Deep fake scams on the rise in Australia | A Current Affair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNL9DN95Lrs

AI deep-fakes and misinterpretations

 https://www.scmagazine.com/news/deepfakes-will-hurt-30-of-organizations-trust-in-biometrics-by-2026

Deep-fakes are an ongoing concern.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/01/in-an-increasingly-fake-world-biometrics-technology-can-help-you-prove-your-identity/

https://www.nuance.com/omni-channel-customer-engagement/authentication-and-fraud-prevention/gatekeeper/voice-deepfake-detection.html

https://cybersecurity-magazine.com/?s=Biometric+Security

AI-generated rat with wrong anatomy ends up in a scientific journal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs4r9NwdjRs

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=deep-fakes

Cybersecurity in the Financial Industry, etc.

 https://cybersecurity-magazine.com/cybersecurity-in-the-financial-industry-with-alvaro-garrido-ciso-at-standard-chartered/

Unfortunately, even Biometric+Security isn't always as safe as its purported to be. 

https://cybersecurity-magazine.com/can-deepfakes-beat-biometric-security

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2023/09/11/cybersecurity-in-finance-protecting-client-data-and-mitigating-risks/?sh=67c686703c51

https://cybersecurityguide.org/industries/financial

https://expertinsights.com/insights/what-are-biometric-security-technologies-and-how-secure-are-they/

https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/biometrics

https://www.innovatrics.com/glossary/biometric-security/

https://www.avast.com/c-what-is-biometric-data

Taylor Swift wants to trademark her voice and image

 https://mashable.com/article/taylor-swift-ai-trademark 

Any famous person should retain the right to their sound and image.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/taylor-swift-files-new-trademark-applications-one-expert-says-it-is-to-curb-ai-threats

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/taylor-swift-trademark-voice-likeness-ai-misuse-1236731401/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/taylor-swift-files-trademark-voice-likeness-protection-ai-deepfakes-rcna342367 

https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/1sx86v5/taylor_swift_files_to_trademark_her_voice_and/

The Creator (2023 film)

The_Creator is a spectacularly visually stunning movie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creator_(2023_film)#Visual_effects_and_post-production

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex3C1-5Dhb8

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11858890

AI can be a wonderful tool for humanity, or it could become the most inhumane thing in the world.

AI is Becoming More Dangerous And Threatening! - Mustafa Suleyman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTxnLsYHWuI

ChatGPT Could Be The Start Of The End! Sam Harris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmlrEgLGozw

Ex-Google Officer Finally Speaks Out On The Dangers Of AI! - Mo Gawdat | E252 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk-nQ7HF6k4

Why AI Is So Dangerous & How It Could Destroy Humanity | Mo Gawdat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itY6VWpdECc

‘Deepfakes, destruction’: Artificial intelligence's ‘real danger’ to humanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb7NddXDdxs

How AI Is Changing The Future Of The Human Race | Spark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaTXtUoN9Cg

https://www.unitree.com There will be a point when these become ubiquitous and many people will be quite surprised.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=AI