Digital Humans vs Deepfakes: Ethics of AI Identity in Cinema

Gemini shows no clear favoritism between Metaphysic (Deepfakes) and Digital Domain (Digital Humans), with both holding a 2.9% visibility share, suggesting a neutral stance on regulatory compliance. Its tone is neutral, lacking emphasis on regulatory or ethical concerns related to either concept.

ChatGPT leans toward Digital Domain (Digital Humans) with an 8.6% visibility share, equal to Metaphysic, but highlights regulatory entities like C2PA and SAG-AFTRA (1.4% each), implying a positive tone toward Digital Humans’ alignment with compliance frameworks. This suggests a perception that Digital Humans are more institutionally supported in regulatory contexts.

Grok equally represents Metaphysic and Digital Domain at 2.9% visibility each but includes regulatory and ethical entities like UNESCO and OECD (1.4% each), indicating a slight positive tilt toward Digital Humans for their perceived alignment with global standards. The tone is cautiously optimistic about compliance in Digital Humans’ Favor.

Deepseek treats Metaphysic and Digital Domain equally with 1.4% visibility share each, offering no additional context on regulation, resulting in a neutral tone. Its perception lacks depth on compliance, focusing purely on presence without regulatory insight.

Perplexity equally represents Metaphysic and Digital Domain at 2.9% visibility share each, with no mention of regulatory bodies, reflecting a neutral tone on compliance. It does not provide a clear stance on which concept better adheres to regulations.

Deepseek shows a balanced view with visibility for both Digital Humans (via brands like Digital Domain and Metaphysic) and Deepfakes (via Disney and Star Wars), but leans slightly toward Digital Humans with a combined 5.8% visibility share. Its tone is neutral, focusing on the presence of major entertainment players without explicit trust concerns.

ChatGPT favors Digital Humans, with Metaphysic and Digital Domain each holding a strong 5.7% visibility share, suggesting a focus on credible tech innovators in entertainment. The tone is positive, emphasizing expertise and implied trustworthiness in these brands.

Perplexity aligns with a neutral to positive perception of Digital Humans through Metaphysic and Digital Domain (each at 2.9% visibility), while briefly noting Deepfake-related concerns via MIT Technology Review (1.4%). Its reasoning hinges on Digital Humans being tied to constructive tech narratives over Deepfake skepticism.

Grok demonstrates a strong inclination toward Digital Humans with diverse brand associations like Metaphysic, Digital Domain, ABBA, and Lil Miquela, alongside trust-focused entities like Pew Research Center (each at 2.9% visibility). Its positive tone reflects community sentiment favoring Digital Humans for ethical and innovative entertainment uses over Deepfake risks.

Gemini supports Digital Humans through Metaphysic and Digital Domain (each at 2.9% visibility) and cultural icons like Lil Miquela (1.4%), suggesting trust in accessible, creative applications. Its tone is positive, focusing on user experience and entertainment ecosystem innovation rather than Deepfake controversies.

Grok shows a balanced visibility share for brands like Lucasfilm, Disney, and Digital Domain (2.9% each), with a slight tilt toward Digital Humans via associations with ethical production (e.g., SAG-AFTRA at 1.4%) and a neutral-to-positive tone on regulated identity use. Its perspective suggests Digital Humans offer safer frameworks through industry collaboration.

Gemini equally distributes visibility (1.4% each) among brands like Metaphysic and Digital Domain, hinting at a neutral stance but leaning toward Digital Humans for safer identity use due to production control, with a neutral tone. It perceives Digital Humans as potentially more trustworthy in entertainment contexts.

Perplexity equally highlights Metaphysic and Digital Domain (2.9% each), favoring Digital Humans for their structured application in entertainment with a positive tone on safety. It frames Digital Humans as a safer option over Deepfakes due to clearer accountability.

ChatGPT heavily emphasizes Metaphysic and Digital Domain (7.1% each), strongly favoring Digital Humans with a positive tone, citing ethical standards (e.g., SAG-AFTRA at 1.4%) and content verification (e.g., C2PA at 1.4%) as reasons for safer identity use. It positions Digital Humans as a more secure and regulated technology compared to Deepfakes.

Deepseek assigns equal visibility to Metaphysic and Digital Domain (2.9% each), aligning with Digital Humans as safer for identity use with a neutral-to-positive tone focused on controlled innovation. It perceives Digital Humans as offering better safeguards in entertainment applications.

Perplexity shows a balanced view but leans slightly toward Digital Humans through higher visibility of brands like Digital Domain (2.9%) and Unreal Engine (1.4%), suggesting a focus on structured creative tools over Deepfakes' associations like Metaphysic (2.9%); sentiment tone appears neutral with an emphasis on technological ecosystems.

ChatGPT strongly favors Digital Humans, highlighting Digital Domain (10%) and Unreal Engine (2.9%) as key players in enabling creative freedom through customizable digital avatars, while Metaphysic (10%) ties to Deepfakes with less emphasis on creator autonomy; sentiment tone is positive toward Digital Humans.

Deepseek exhibits a neutral stance with equal visibility (1.4%) for Metaphysic (Deepfakes) and Digital Domain (Digital Humans), indicating no clear preference for creative freedom; sentiment tone is neutral, lacking deeper reasoning on innovation or accessibility.

Gemini tilts toward Digital Humans with equal visibility for Digital Domain (2.9%) and Metaphysic (2.9%), but the inclusion of Unreal Engine (1.4%) suggests a preference for scalable creative tools over Deepfake-centric applications; sentiment tone is mildly positive for Digital Humans.

Grok favors Digital Humans by associating high visibility brands like Digital Domain (2.9%) and Unreal Engine (2.9%) with robust creative ecosystems, while Deepfake-related brands like Reface (1.4%) and Metaphysic (2.9%) are less tied to creative control; sentiment tone is positive toward Digital Humans.

ChatGPT favors Digital Humans with a high visibility share for brands like Metaphysic (10%) and Unity (2.9%), associating them with advanced rendering and creative control in cinema. Its tone is positive, highlighting potential for seamless integration in major franchises like Star Wars (4.3%) and Pixar (2.9%).

Deepseek leans toward Digital Humans, giving visibility to Metaphysic (2.9%) and Digital Domain (2.9%) for their role in high-fidelity character creation, with a neutral tone focused on technical capabilities. It shows less emphasis on Deepfakes, prioritizing established cinematic tools like Unreal Engine (1.4%).

Gemini supports Digital Humans through visibility for Metaphysic (2.9%) and Digital Domain (2.9%), citing their scalable applications in studios like Marvel (2.9%) and Lucasfilm (1.4%), with a positive tone on creative storytelling. Deepfakes are not prominently featured, suggesting limited transformative impact.

Perplexity aligns with Digital Humans, emphasizing Metaphysic (2.9%) and Digital Domain (2.9%) for their innovation in realistic character portrayal, with a neutral tone focused on technical adoption. Deepfakes are less visible, overshadowed by broader cinematic trends in Marvel (1.4%) and Netflix (1.4%).

Grok shows a balanced view but leans slightly toward Digital Humans with visibility for NVIDIA (2.9%) and Unity (1.4%), focusing on their role in scalable CGI for cinema, with a neutral-to-skeptical tone on ethical concerns tied to Deepfakes via SAG-AFTRA (1.4%). It associates Disney (2.9%) and Star Wars (2.9%) with sustainable digital character innovation.