# Pentagon Aims to Develop AI-Generated Deepfake Online Personas! 🕵️‍♂️

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/pentagon-aims-to-develop-ai-generated-deepfake-online-personas/293877>\
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**Tags:** hacking, technology\
**Created:** [October 17, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/pentagon-aims-to-develop-ai-generated-deepfake-online-personas/293877 "2024-10-17T17:59:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/pentagon-aims-to-develop-ai-generated-deepfake-online-personas/293877/1 "2024-10-17T17:59:13Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **New Defense Initiative**  
The **Department of Defense** is seeking technology to create deepfake online personas that appear indistinguishable from real users.

2. **Role of Special Operations Command**  
The **Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)** has outlined this goal in a recent procurement document, emphasizing its importance for clandestine military operations.

3. **Focus on Convincing Personas**  
The aim is to develop deepfake users so convincing that neither humans nor machines can identify them as fake, potentially enhancing digital operations.

4. **Application on Social Media**  
The technology is intended for use on social media platforms and other online content, allowing for strategic engagement in the digital realm.

5. **Advanced Technology Requirements**  
The plan is part of a broader wishlist from the DoD for advanced technologies to support elite military efforts, reflecting the increasing significance of digital capabilities in defense.

**Read more at:** [The Intercept](https://theintercept.com/2024/10/17/pentagon-ai-deepfake-internet-users/)