An absolute batshit insane legal filing by Bidens team today. You know how he's trying to prevent the release of the audio recordings from his classified document probe where he was senile, even though the transcripts were already released? They are now arguing that the president's voice is privileged because of the danger that audio files of Biden speaking could be used to train deepfake AI models, as a reason to deny their release under FOIA requests.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/01/doj-ai-biden-hur-00161151Quote
“The passage of time and advancements in audio, artificial intelligence, and ‘deep fake’ technologies only amplify concerns about malicious manipulation of audio files. If the audio recording is released here, it is easy to foresee that it could be improperly altered, and that the altered file could be passed off as an authentic recording and widely distributed,” the department wrote in a 49-page filing
“To be sure, other raw material to create a deepfake of President Biden’s voice is already available, but release of the audio recording presents unique risks: if it were public knowledge that the audio recording has been released, it becomes easier for malicious actors to pass off an altered file as the true recording,.”
The most insane and open ended legal argument. How could anyone make that with a straight face. Imagine prosecutors in court saying they don't have to release the identity of a witness because the defense's knowledge that a witness has been named could be used by them to pass off a fake accusation as a real one. Vote totals dont have to be released by states because knowledge that votes have been tallied could be used by malicious actors to claim a state was won by a different candidate.