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The White House wants to 'cryptographically verify' videos of Joe Biden so viewers don't mistake them for AI deepfakes::Biden's AI advisor Ben Buchanan said a method of clearly verifying White House releases is "in the works."

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

As soon as VLC adds the gpg sig feature, it's over.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

No, it's not. People don't use VLC to watch misinformation videos. They see it on Reddit, Facebook, YouTube, or TikTok.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

…how popular do you think VLC is among those who don’t understand cryptographic signatures?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

And that will in no way be the first step on the road to VLC deciding which videos it allows you to play...