Elon Musk’s statements could be ‘deepfakes’, Tesla defence lawyers tell court

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Elon Musk’s statements could be ‘deepfakes’, Tesla defence lawyers tell court
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The attorneys for Huang’s family sought to depose Musk regarding recorded statements from 2016 in which he allegedly said: “A Model S and Model X, at this point, can drive autonomously with greater safety than a person. Right now.”

“[Musk], like many public figures, is the subject of many ‘deepfake’ videos and audio recordings that purport to show him saying and doing things he never actually said or did,” Tesla said. “Their position is that because Mr Musk is famous and might be more of a target for deep fakes, his public statements are immune,” Pennypacker wrote, adding that such arguments would allow Musk and other famous people “to avoid taking ownership of what they did actually say and do”., and shows the Tesla CEO making the statement that the attorneys for Huang’s family refer to.

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