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Facebook parent company Meta Platforms must carefully review its policy on so-called deepfakes. This is the advice of a supervisory body financed by Meta itself after handling a complaint about a fake video of President Joe Biden.
Monday February 5, 2024 at 11:00 PM
In the video that was widely viewed last year, the American president can be seen with his granddaughter. The images have been manipulated in such a way to give the impression that he is touching her breast in an inappropriate way.
According to the supervisory body, the Oversight Board, Meta’s own rules were not violated in this case. This is “because the video was not manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI)”. Biden also said nothing in the video that he had never said.
But the council added that “non-AI-altered content is common and not necessarily less misleading.” Meta’s policy in this area therefore leaves much to be desired. The rules are said to be “incoherent and confusing”.
According to the Oversight Board, Meta should renew its policy. It should no longer be a criterion whether a video or sound file is made by AI or not.
Meta, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, said it “will respond publicly to the recommendations within 60 days in accordance with its statutes.”