Episode 1015 • • 2:01:53 - 2:06:16
1015: Pentacon
HD-DVD Face Swapping, Stormy Daniels, Media Manipulation
A 2008 private briefing on HD-DVD technology revealed early capabilities for programmatic face-swapping in movies. The sudden disappearance of deepfake forums on Reddit is viewed as a "tell" that intelligence agencies may be using the technology for disinformation. There is speculation that deepfake videos could be used in the Stormy Daniels controversy to further complicate public perception of the President.