Deep Fakes Net

So, we’ve already warned you of the dangers of deepfakes.

Security experts have provided a cautionary tale that deepfakes will play a sinister role in the 2020 election. And we’ve already seen the mayhem that erupted when a Nancy Pelosi video was slowed down to make it appear like she was drunk.

Though not a deepfake, the footage showcased how fast an altered video can go viral and make people question the validity of what they are seeing.

This is a snippet from an article by the Observer, you can read the full article here…

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Google has released a database of 3,000 deepfakes – videos that use artificial intelligence to alter faces or to make people say things they never did.

The videos are of actors and use a variety of publicly available tools to alter their faces.

The search giant hopes it will help researchers build the tools needed to take down “harmful” fake videos.

There are fears such videos could be used to promote false conspiracy theories and propaganda.

This is a snippet from an article by the BBC, you can read the full article here…

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The CEO of an energy firm based in the UK thought he was following his boss’s urgent orders in March when he transferred funds to a third-party. But the request actually came from the AI-assisted voice of a fraudster.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the mark believed he was speaking to the CEO of his businesses’ parent company based in Germany. The German-accented caller told him to send €220,000 ($243,000 USD) to a Hungarian supplier within the hour. The firm’s insurance company, Euler Hermes Group SA, shared information about the crime with WSJ but would not reveal the name of the targeted businesses.

This is a snippet from an article by gizmodo, you can read the full article here…

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