2026-01-14 18:56:05

You join a video meeting and assume you're connected with your manager. Only problem—what's staring back at you through the screen isn't real. It's a real-time deepfake, convincing enough to fool you into thinking otherwise.

This scenario stopped being science fiction a while ago. As generative AI capabilities accelerate, the surface-level security tools we've relied on simply won't cut it anymore. Facial recognition alone? Not nearly sufficient. Biometric systems that only check a face or voice can be spoofed faster than most organizations can patch their defenses.

The implication is stark: if you can't trust what you're seeing on a video call, what does trust look like in a digital-first world? The infrastructure protecting identity, access, and asset ownership needs a fundamental rethink. For the crypto and Web3 space—where verification and trust are everything—this challenge hits harder than most.

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0xSunnyDay

· 13h ago

Deepfake has long ceased to be science fiction. Now, it's really possible to have easily deceiving video conferences. How can we defend our cryptographic security line? --- Facial recognition can't prevent deepfake. Now the trust foundation of Web3 has to be rebuilt from scratch... It's a bit hopeless. --- Wait, are you saying that the manager in the video might not be a real person at all? What about those meetings I attended before... --- That's why we need on-chain verification. The traditional biometric systems should have been phased out long ago. --- It feels like every time AI makes a breakthrough, the human safety bottom line drops a bit more... --- No wonder Web3 emphasizes on-chain identity so much. The traditional internet trust system is indeed too fragile. --- If even Zoom can be compromised by deepfake, how can we trust any video calls... How can DAO deliberations even happen? --- The key is that defense can't keep up with the speed of attacks. Patches can't match the speed of AI-generated deepfakes.

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PaperHandsCriminal

· 13h ago

Haha, really, from now on, we need a full-body scan before meetings to trust that you're the real manager. --- Deepfake should have been regulated long ago. Now you can't even trust the boss. Damn. --- Web3 relies on this trust to survive, but with deepfake coming, it's an instant wipeout. --- I bet five dollars that next time scammers will use this method to simulate my private key transfer. --- Facial recognition is outdated. We need to upgrade to DNA scanning to feel secure.

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GasFeeCry

· 13h ago

Deepfake incidents are becoming increasingly outrageous. Biometric security can't even hold up. How can we verify identities in Web3 then? --- If even your admin can be fooled by AI face-swapping, what's the point of trust mechanisms on the chain? --- This is the real identity crisis. It's not something a cold wallet can solve. --- Video conferences are no longer secure. Who would still trust online transactions these days? --- In simple terms, technological development is too fast, and security measures are always a step behind. It's an old problem. --- Deepfake and blockchain verification collide. We need to think of new solutions... or it will really become troublesome. --- Haha, maybe in the future, meetings will require multi-factor authentication—fingerprint, iris scan, plus wallet signatures?

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