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What we want him to say is double the earnings instead of a significant boost, says Greg.
The tech demurs, uncertain whether he has the capability to perform the task.
Just fucking make it happen, Greg replies in a distinctly Greg Hirschian manner of intimidation.
And so the technician does.
Is it an act of corporate fraud?
However, while its plausible the clip could be a deep fake, Gregory isnt certain it is.
After all, it was barely able to construct the Living+ house onstage!
The success of a manipulated video also depends on the question of plausibility, he says.
Is there an expectation that people are going to try and poke holes in the claim?
In this case, will Fake Logan claiming that Living+ will double the earnings be subject to greater scrutiny?
Im convinced that Roman Roy has a microdick and always gets it wrong.
Personally, I had believed this to be a clearer instance of conventional editing.
The message sounds more herky-jerky, and I figured it wouldnt be too difficult to cobble together Logan sayingmicrodick.
Audio cloning, most certainly, and then lip-sync matched, he determined.
That sounds more clearly like someone manipulated his voice to say something he never originally said.
Romans video message struck me as a morally interesting piece of futurism.
What does Gregory think about that program of the technology?
Usually, resurrection deep fakes are more political, he says.
Someone resurrects a murdered journalist to critique the state, which is emotionally powerful.
That said, the use of deep-fake tech for grieving purposes is not unprecedented.
Maybe its time for Roman to boot up that tired private jet for a trip to China.
