{"id":48025,"date":"2025-10-02T17:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T17:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/?p=48025"},"modified":"2025-10-02T17:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T17:37:08","slug":"deepfake-fraud-in-china-a-growing-problem-that-needs-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/opinions\/deepfake-fraud-in-china-a-growing-problem-that-needs-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Deepfake fraud in China: A growing problem\u00a0that needs solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In China, deepfake fraud has been at the centre of a number of high-profile scams<\/a>. This relatively new technology \u2013 improving rapidly with advancements in artificial intelligence \u2013 enables anyone to recreate a person\u2019s voice and moving facial features. The applications are numerous and often convincing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, much-loved celebrity diver Quan Hongchan (\u5168\u7ea2\u5a75) was seen on the intern<\/a>et promoting free-range-eggs produced on her family\u2019s farm<\/a>. By the time the video was exposed as a deepfake, 47,000 people had already parted with their money. In another high-profile case, an employee at a Hong Kong-based company sent HKD 200m (about US$ 25.7million) to a fraudster\u2019s account after receiving orders from a deepfake mimicking her boss. These cases are two in many. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deepfake images of Quan Hongchan used to scam 47,000 people. Image: Screenshot from Rednote\/\u6a59\u67ff\u4e92\u52a8<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

China\u2019s lack of transparency around crime figures makes the extent of the problem very hard to pin down, but what\u2019s certain is that deepfake scamming has made the country\u2019s rapid adoption of technology both a blessing and a curse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where convenience invites crime <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who\u2019s spent serious time in China will tell you of Chinese people\u2019s affection for convenience. Ask a local what\u2019s best about living in Shanghai or Beijing and their answer likely won\u2019t be world-class restaurants or cyberpunk aesthetics. They\u2019ll probably say: \u2018It\u2019s so convenient.\u2019  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Rednote post breaking down the wide range of products available for immediate delivery. Image: Rednote\/\u5730\u7403\u6751\u6751\u6c11Raye<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Much of modern Chinese life\u2019s convenience resides on the screen of your smartphone. In a thumb\u2019s tap you can order dinner, call a taxi home, even pay your rent. Technology has integrated with the actions of daily life far more than it has in the west. The speed at which Chinese people have taken to this way of life is admirable but makes them especially vulnerable to online scams. High volumes of online transactions and a massive digital economy only adds to the problem.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s to be done? The past couple of years have seen the roll out and enforcement of a series of laws designed to tackle the issue of AI deepfakes. <\/strong>Now all AI-generated images, audio and video must carry identifiers. These can be embedded in the image or in the genetics of the content\u2019s metadata.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Streaming services like Bilibili (\u54d4\u54e9\u54d4\u54e9), Kuaishou (\u5feb\u624b) and Douyin (\u6296\u97f3 \u2013 TikTok) have all moved to comply. Douyin even said it would add its own markers to content if creators didn\u2019t do it themselves. However, the future of deepfake fraud prevention isn\u2019t as simple as that.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fraud faster than detection <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Deepfake technology is moving at a staggering pace. In many cases, the legislation laid out to protect citizens from it will be obsolete a few years down the line. Algorithms capable of generating hyper-realistic images, videos and audio are improving so quickly that even experts struggle to distinguish deepfakes from reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another problematic reality is that criminal networks often operate internationally, making it very hard for governments, Chinese or otherwise, to track them down and bring them to justice.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The risk to China is that continued exposure to deepfake scamming erodes the trust in technology that\u2019s been such a large part of the country\u2019s development. Artificial intelligence and its applications represent a huge opportunity for China\u2019s future. The market is currently valued at RMB 700 billion<\/a> (about US$97.5 billion) and predicted to grow by 34% before 2033.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, the challenge is not just technical or legal, but also social. As deepfake technology continues to advance, the country faces a delicate balancing act \u2013 embracing the benefits of AI while protecting individuals and businesses from its misuse. Only by addressing both the technological and human dimensions of this threat can China ensure that its digital future remains both innovative and secure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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