The altered video of Speaker Pelosi circulating widely on social media needed no help from advanced AI. It is largely a legitimate video played slower than usual, with the effect of making the Speaker appear intoxicated. Comparing the two incidents, the Pelosi video has generated 7.3 times as much media attention and calls for removal than the Trump video. Would a Saturday Night Life sketch today face such widespread calls for blacklisting and rapid bans from social media platforms? What does this have to do with the doctored Pelosi video?

Source: Forbes May 25, 2019 20:26 UTC