deepfake-2
Explanation
In this comic, a parent is confronted with the news that their child, Robert, has been making deepfakes of girls at school. The parent's wife shows the evidence on a screen, and the parent says "I... don't look." Then the twist: "Oh Christ, Jesus, it's God instead of girls!" -- the parent panics not because their child is making deepfakes, but because the deepfakes are of God rather than girls. The parent exclaims "He's in trouble!" and asks what software the child is using.
In the final panel, the scene shifts to an adult (presumably Robert grown up) at work, where a colleague delivers the same scripted line: "Robert, you are loved and valued and I'm sorry you are not treated well at work." This reveals that the deepfake technology has followed him into adulthood, and the "deepfake" being created is one of receiving emotional support and validation -- something he apparently does not get in real life.
The comic works on several levels. The initial setup parodies parental concern about deepfake technology, subverting the expectation about what kind of deepfakes a kid would make. The deeper joke is the bleak punchline: the truly disturbing deepfake is not anything salacious, but rather a fabricated version of basic human kindness and emotional support. It is a characteristically SMBC blend of tech satire and existential sadness, suggesting that what people really crave enough to fake is not anything scandalous but simple compassion and recognition.