The Justice Department says it's concerned that releasing audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents could lead to deepfakes that trick Americans.
FILE - Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, March 12, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.The Justice Department says its concerned that releasing audio of President Joe Biden 's interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents could lead to deepfakes that trick Americans. could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said, conceding the U.S.
Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation accused the Justice Department of trying to protect Biden from potential embarrassment. A transcript of the interview showed the president"They don’t want to release this audio at all," said Howell, “You’ve got to release the audio," Warner said, though it would need some “watermarking components, so that if it was altered" journalists and others"could cry foul.”were warranted in his handling of classified documents. His report described the 81-year-old Democrat’s memory as “hazy,” “poor” and having “significant limitations.” It noted that Biden could not recall such milestones as when his son Beau died or when he served as vice president.
An attorney for the media coalition, which includes The Associated Press, said Monday that the public has the right to hear the recording and weigh whether the special counsel “accurately described” Biden's interview. However, he argued, releasing the actual audio would make it harder for the public to distinguish deepfakes from the real one.
“If we were to go with this strategy, then it is going to be hard to release any type of content out there, even if it is original,” said Alon Yamin, co-founder of Copyleaks, an AI-content detection service that primarily focuses on text and code.
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