When Leaders Must Prove They're Real // AIDRAN

Proof-of-life videos were invented as the solution to exactly this kind of crisis. They presuppose a shared trust in recorded footage — a viewer who, confronted with a moving image of a person speaking coherently in a recognizable setting, updates their belief that the person is alive. That presupposition no longer holds. Netanyahu's deepfake crisis unfolded across multiple rounds of video release and subsequent rejection, with each new clip generating a new wave of AI-manipulation allegations rather than closing the question.

When a Prime Minister Has to Prove He Exists

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