Deepfakes

​Ignas Kalpokas is an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Communication at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania, and an Associate Professor of International Relations and Development at the Department of Social Sciences at LCC International University, Lithuania. His research focuses on Cyber Politics, Political Theory, Critical Theory, Social Media, Communication, and Big Data.Julija Kalpokiene is a member of the Faculty of Law at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania, and a lawyer. Her research focuses on IP, Tech & Data protection law, as well as Cyberspace and internet regulation, AI, and data.

• Introduction.- Fake News and Disinformation: Where Are We Now?.- On Human Susceptibility: Assessing Potential Threats.- From GANs to Deepfakes: Getting the Characteristics Right.- On Alarmism: Between Infodemic and Epistemic Anarchy.- I CAN Do It: From GANs and Deepfakes to Art.- Regulation: Public, Private, Autonomous?.- Broader Implications: Politics and Digital Posthumanism.- Conclusion.