Synthetic media cannot be any more true than its sources

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Argument #3c67f11a 0 0 0

If it is true that...

Synthetic media is created by combining or altering existing media sources 0 0 0

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The truthfulness of any media is limited by the truthfulness of its sources 0 0 0

Then it must be true that...

Synthetic media cannot be any more true than its sources 0 0 1

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Argument #a9020245 0 0 0

If it is true that...

Synthetic media cannot be any more true than its sources 0 0 1

and

Synthetic media cannot add value to its true sources 0 0 1

Then it must be true that...

Synthetic media verisimilitude ‘pollutes’ commons 0 0 1

Argument #d5da78af 0 0 1

If it is true that...

Synthetic media cannot be any more true than its sources 0 0 1

and

Synthetic media cannot add value to its true sources 0 0 1

and

Synthetic media is often mistaken for true real media 0 0 1

Then it must be true that...

Synthetic media verisimilitude ‘pollutes’ commons 0 0 1

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Synthetic media creates realistic, self-consistent, fictional worlds which cannot be distinguished from real-world data 0 0 1 Synthetic media verisimilitude ‘pollutes’ commons 0 0 1 Synthetic media leaks out of its intended uses 0 0 1 Synthetic media cannot add value to its true sources 0 0 1 Synthetic media is often mistaken for true real media 0 0 1 We are increasingly seeing multimodal synthetic media 0 0 1 We cannot hope to stop fake synthetic media abuse in general 0 0 1 Synthetic media has no truth or semantics to begin with 0 0 1 In trying to watermark synthetic media, we don't need to worry about preserving its truth or semantics 0 0 1 In trying to create a watermark for synthetic media, we need a system which ensures that there is always some tell-tale sign of it being fake 0 0 1