\u201cTroubled\u201d Hank Green calls out Mark Rober & Nile Red deepfake YouTube Channel VidCon\/HankGreen.comYouTuber turned TikTok sensation Hank Green has raised concerns about the future effects of deepfake technology after shining a light on a channel that imitates former NASA engineer Mark Rober & chemist Nile Red specifically. Hank Green has had some serious longevity in the world of internet stardom. From propelling the vlogbrothers into the public eye with the Harry Potter-based tune \u201cAccio Deathly Hallows\u201d back in 2007 to hosting podcasts with Ryan Reynolds in 2022, the science communicator\u2019s track record is unmatched in terms of variety. Part of how Green has stayed in the limelight for so long is his thoughtful view on the world of online content creation, and as the cofounder of VidCon, he\u2019s seen just about everything there is to offer. That\u2019s why the rest of the internet listens when he makes a point to highlight when something doesn\u2019t sit right or develops into a worrying trend on a big platform. Hank Green is \u2018freaked out\u2019 about deepfake channels on YouTube The Complexly cofounder and Crash Course host started off the conversation by warning everyone else not to go into \u201cattack mode\u201d right away, hoping instead to have a nuanced discussion about why he believes that well-done deepfakes could be dangerous. One of the first points he raised was about quality and believability, calling the videos \u201cpretty well done\u201d but not entirely convincing. \u201cThey aren\u2019t mean spirited, but they do have the \u201ccharacters\u201d say things those guys would never say.\u201d Even if they\u2019re not a perfect interpretation, Green went on to say the potential ramifications of this content becoming more popular is a scary thought. \u201cEven if one video is fine, you never know what you\u2019re going to see yourself do in the next one. Imagine being totally out of control of something that is, in a pretty real way, \/you\/,\u201d he explained. He also made the point that while Rober & NileRed haven\u2019t publicly raised issue with their likeness being used, other creators deserve to have that option in the future. \u201cAs far as I know, Mark and Nigel are the first creators who have had successful, monetized deepfake content of them uploaded onto YouTube. They\u2019ve been pretty chill about it, but I honestly don\u2019t think I would be.\u201d While it will likely be up to individual platforms to police what kinds of content are allowed to be uploaded, the vlogbrother\u2019s remarks do highlight an interesting challenge that sites like YouTube will face in the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cTroubled\u201d Hank Green calls out Mark Rober & Nile Red deepfake YouTube Channel VidCon\/HankGreen.comYouTuber turned TikTok sensation Hank Green has raised concerns about the future effects of deepfake technology after shining a light on a channel that imitates former NASA engineer Mark Rober & chemist Nile Red specifically. Hank Green has had some serious longevity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62078\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}