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wiredvanity.substack.com wiredvanity.substack.com
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political situation in Gabon, where the mere possibility of a video being a deepfake created confusion and facilitated political deception, even without deepfake technology. This scenario perfectly illustrates a DoFA: the overwhelming doubt and uncertainty, fuelled by too much unverified or manipulative information, effectively 'denied' the public's ability to discern truth and respond appropriately.
there doesn't need to be an info-attack, merely suggesting it may have the same impact as it raises suspicion of all information going around.
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Igor mentions he coined 'Denial of Future Attack' in 2016, intentionally swamping people w info, so their ability to choose / decide is eroded.
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A Denial of Future Attack is about the overwhelming influx of information that paralyzes decision-making, particularly regarding actions crucial for shaping future outcomes. Unlike a Denial of Service attack, which targets digital infrastructure, a DoFA targets the human mind’s capacity to process information and make decisions.
A DoFA is swamping someone/a process with so much information (fake, true or whatever) so that it stalls proper decision making. DoFA targets people's agency by hobbling information processing and thus obstructing decision making. Misinfo/desinfo campaigns then are a form of DDoF. Examples given also suggest a DoFA may succeed if there is only a hint of misinfo/fakery, making all information suspect. Vgl [[Reverse Turing menszijn bewijs vaker nodig 20230505100459]]
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