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SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities

Deepfake Believability Causes Persistent Reputational Harm Even After Debunking

4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

Generative AI enables deepfakes that inflict lasting reputational damage on subjects, with audience misperceptions persisting after correction. Boards must treat deepfake exposure as a durable reputational and legal liability, not a one-time communications incident.

Domain

Security & Privacy

Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — Generating Harms - Generative AI's impact and paths forwards (EPIC2023) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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