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highplainsdem

(59,057 posts) Sun Nov 16, 2025, 01:29 AM Sunday

A very deceptive deepfake of President Obama was posted in General Discussion this evening

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220808654

by a DUer reluctant to delete it.

Even if someone likes what an AI puppet of Obama says, it shows incredible disrespect to him to post such a deepfake.

As it showed incredible disrespect for the YouTuber to create it.

This sort of crap doesn't belong in DU. Or anywhere. There should be criminal penalties for anyone creating AI deepfakes.

And there should be a DU alert specifically for AI deepfakes.

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A very deceptive deepfake of President Obama was posted in General Discussion this evening (Original Post) highplainsdem Sunday OP

Yes Timewas Sunday #1

I don't understand people NOT hating deepfakes like that. highplainsdem Sunday #5

Thankfully, whatever slop it was has been removed. SheltieLover Sunday #2

You're welcome, Sheltie! I don't know who alerted on it so it was removed - I couldn't decide which highplainsdem Sunday #6

I wish there were an alert for ai slop. SheltieLover Sunday #7

I clicked on it last night - the words were 'right' alittlelark Sunday #3

The AI-using ethics-free puppeteer with that YouTube channel had already done three deepfake videos highplainsdem Sunday #4

I was just about to post about this. Agree, there should DEFINITELY be a DU alert specifically for AI deepfakes ancianita 18 hrs ago #8

Timewas

(2,578 posts)

1. Yes

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 01:39 AM

Sunday

I have seen that on You Tube.. Hate it

highplainsdem

(59,057 posts)

5. I don't understand people NOT hating deepfakes like that.

Reply to Timewas (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 10:05 AM

Sunday

SheltieLover

(75,113 posts)

2. Thankfully, whatever slop it was has been removed.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 04:43 AM

Sunday

I couldm't agree with you more!

Ty for alerting us!

highplainsdem

(59,057 posts)

6. You're welcome, Sheltie! I don't know who alerted on it so it was removed - I couldn't decide which

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 10:19 AM

Sunday

category for alerts would fit it best - but I'm glad it's gone, though the link I posted in the OP before I knew it was gone still takes you to the deleted thread with all the replies, and the name of the YouTube channel for the jerk creating those deepfakes.

I very rarely alert on anyone. I prefer to try to make people understand when something they posted was a mistake.

It's been discouraging to see AI garbage making inroads here, from people posting "ChatGPT says" nonsense to AI slop being treated as worth posting. Liberals should have higher standards.

But I never thought I'd see anyone here defend posting a deepfake of Obama.

SheltieLover

(75,113 posts)

7. I wish there were an alert for ai slop.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #6)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 11:03 AM

Sunday

Very disappointing to see people posting slop. 😓

alittlelark

(19,084 posts)

3. I clicked on it last night - the words were 'right'

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 08:02 AM

Sunday

For the first 2 mins or so I thought ‘finally !!’ Then it just started to feel wrong - by 3-4 mins in it started to make me feel almost queasy for no discernible reason. He was expressing all the ‘right’ sentiments, but it started to look cartoonish in some way.
I searched for any other links to it and could find none.

It was surreal because it was so ‘real’.

highplainsdem

(59,057 posts)

4. The AI-using ethics-free puppeteer with that YouTube channel had already done three deepfake videos

Reply to alittlelark (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 10:04 AM

Sunday

of Obama by yesterday, and it was clear from the YouTube comments that they were deceiving a lot of people, which IMO was their intent, even though there was a disclaimer that avoided admitting the videos were AI but did admit Obama had not been involved. They claimed "fair use" and said the videos were done with respect and integrity. Which was BS, especially when they knew the deepfakes were deceiving people.

ancianita

(42,635 posts)

8. I was just about to post about this. Agree, there should DEFINITELY be a DU alert specifically for AI deepfakes

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 01:45 PM

18 hrs ago

AND AI "news videos." Mindless AI video posts are getting out of hand on DU. Video AI isn't produced for anything but for-profit slop. As such slop it could even go under the SPAM rule. Though it's important, imo, to separate human spam posts from AI video posts and deepfakes.

B EarlG needs to consider how to define the parameters of AI use, and list infractions to keep the primacy of fact- and reality-based information integrity on this site.

If copyright is strictly enforced, so Reality based posts should be strictly enforced.

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