A digital forgery is a machine made image that looks authentic
What the document says“The term `digital forgery' means any intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual created through the use of software, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or any other computer-generated or technological means, including by adapting, modifying, manipulating, or altering an authentic visual depiction, that, when viewed as a whole by a reasonable person, is indistinguishable from an authentic visual depiction of the individual.”
The inserted subsection defines digital forgery. It reaches an intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual made through software, machine learning, artificial intelligence or other computer generated or technological means, including by adapting or altering an authentic depiction, where a reasonable person viewing it as a whole could not tell it from an authentic depiction of that individual.
What the document actually says“The term `digital forgery' means any intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual created through the use of software, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or any other computer-generated or technological means, including by adapting, modifying, manipulating, or altering an authentic visual depiction, that, when viewed as a whole by a reasonable person, is indistinguishable from an authentic visual depiction of the individual.”
A fake image is one a machine made. It looks so real that most people could not tell.
The image can be built from nothing. It can also be a real photo that was changed. Either one counts.
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