How is deepfake porn different from the photoshopped fake porn thats been floating around for decades?

In my opinion, the panic around deepfake porn is just the panic around AI art directed toward the porn industry. For decades ive seen photoshop “fakes” and I never understood the appeal because they looked so silly to me, and deepfakes are no different. Why does it seem only now people are getting worked up about it?

EDIT: So ive read a lot of the responses on this and well, I guess im really not swayed to the side of it being anything more than modern tech panic. It’s a skill thing, sure. But people still have to make the deepfake right? And in order for it to look good, you’d have to be good at making deepfakes… not that different from photoshop.

To those saying photoshop fakes should be illegal too… I dont really agree. If I print out a photo, and paint on some boobs, should that be illegal? If I tear up a punch of photographs and glue em back together into a convincing nude, is that grounds for criminal punishment? I dont think so. As others have stated, I almost feel the better it gets, the less importance people will put on celebrity or even regular people’s REAL nudes being leaked. People wont care. And I think thats a good thing generally but who knows what will happen.