New technologies now make it possible to mimic faces, skin color, voices and other features that have long given counterintelligence a fighting chance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/12/japan/impostors-at-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ai #war #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #israel #hezbollah #gaza #hamas #spying
In the art of war, mimicry runs the gambit from disguises to deepfakes
Impersonation is one of the oldest tactics in war, because it exploits our social nature and persists because humans are dependent on identities for cooperation.Diego Gambetta (The Japan Times)
