A new way to use the AI behind deepfakes could improve cancer diagnosis
Generative adversarial networks, the algorithms responsible for deepfakes, have developed a bit of a bad rap of late. But their ability to synthesize highly realistic…
The Wall Street Journal has 21 people detecting ‘deepfakes’
To combat the growing threat of spreading misinformation ahead of the U.S. 2020 general election, The Wall Street Journal has formed a committee to help…
Virginia bans ‘deepfakes’ and ‘deepnudes’ pornography
Virginia has become one of the first places to outlaw the sharing of computer-generated pornography known as deepfakes. The US state has done so by…
Stallone in ‘Terminator 2’: How Deep Fake Could Change Movies Forever
Deep Fake Videos Created by YouTuber Ctrl Shift Face, the video seems harmless enough. It’s kind of fun to see such iconic performers juxtaposed into such…
New AI deepfake app creates nude images of women in seconds
The resulting fakes could be used to shame, harass, and intimidate their targets. A new AI-powered software tool makes it easy for anyone to generate…
Zuckerberg says Facebook mulling policy changes to deal with ‘deepfakes’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that the company is reevaluating its policies around “deepfakes” after a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went…
EFF urges Congress not to clamp down hard on deepfakes, to protect comedy and satire
The House of Intelligence Committee is examining the problem of ‘deepfakes’ – false images or videos that have been heavily edited with machine learning to…
Proposed California bill would ban ‘deepfake’ videos
California lawmakers are doing more than putting the final touches on the nation’s most aggressive data-privacy law. A new bill proposed late Monday by Assemblyman…
Instagram head says company is evaluating how to handle deepfakes
New York (CNN Business)Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the photo-sharing platform is still figuring out how to address doctored videos, also known as deepfakes. “We…
Bert Kreischer & Tom Segura in Step Brothers Deepfake
The moment @bertkreischer and @seguratom became best friends. Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura on Will Ferrell and John C Reilly in Step Brothers deepfake. Via…
AI Can Now Detect Deepfakes by Looking for Weird Facial Movements
Machines can now look for visual inconsistencies to identify AI-generated dupes, a lot like humans do. Here’s a scenario that’s becoming increasingly common: you see…
Text-based Editing of Talking-head Video (SIGGRAPH 2019)
The terrifying part of Deepfakes is making a person in a video believably saying something they didn’t say. This video shows this can now be…
Brendan Schaub & Bryan Callen in Wolf of Wall Street
Bryan Callen has some advice to give about the comedy game for the young Brendan Schaub. Via TheFakening…
Deep-Faked Jon Snow apologies for Game of Thrones Season 8
After a couple of weeks of disappointment, Jon Snow – and the rest of the GoT-cast – finally stands up and take the blame for…
Facebook lets deepfake Zuckerberg video stay on Instagram
Facebook has said it will not remove a manipulated video of its chief Mark Zuckerberg from Instagram, in which he appears to credit a secretive…
Deepfake technology brings the Mona Lisa to life and it’s too spooky
Russian researchers are blurring the lines between art and reality Deepfake technology is kind of terrifying. Mapping real people’s faces onto avatars that you can then…
Report: 2020 Candidates Are Going to Get Owned by Deepfakes
2020 Vision The technology to create believable deepfakes — computer-generated media depicting real people doing or saying things that never occurred — is already here and widely…
Baby Joe Rogan and Baby Elon Musk Smoke Weed – Deepfake
This is not the Snapchat filter. It’s an amalgamation of a few dozen babies. Baby faced Joe Rogan (@powerfuljre) and Elon Musk (@elonmusk) smoking weed…
Danny Trejo on Selena Gomez Deepfake
It’s a beautiful day for Selena Trejo to sit down and answer a few rapid fire questions. Danny Trejo on Selena Gomez deepfake. Via TheFakening
Kanye West on Mike Tyson Deepfake
Don’t mess with Kanye Tyson he’ll tear that ass up. Kanye West on Mike Tyson deepfake. Via TheFakening
Few-Shot Adversarial Learning of Realistic Neural Talking Head Models
Statement regarding the purpose and effect of the technology (NB: this statement reflects personal opinions of the authors and not of their organizations) We believe…
Elon Musk’s Face on Charlie Sheen Deepfake
Looks like Elon Musk has been smoking that sweet sweet Charlie Sheen. Elon Musk on Charlie Sheen Deepfake Via TheFakening…
Recreation of Joe Rogan’s voice using AI
The following audio clips are not real, they were generated by a machine learning model. Via Real Talk…
Baby Elon Musk Montage Deepfake
Felt cute, might delete later. – Elon Musk’s face deepfaked on a baby. Via TheFakening…
Dali Lives – Art Meets Artificial Intelligence
Dalí once said: “Si muero, no muero por todo,” or “If I die, I won’t completely die.” Thirty years after his death, his words take…
AI Can Now Generate Whole Real-looking Bodies Of People
Not enough praise can be sung about the wonders of AI in this world. AI has given us smart cars, drones, enhanced social media feeds,…
Deep Fake AI Text: Protecting Your Brand
Fake news, the Momo hoax and reality shows that are anything but — in a world where it’s getting pretty difficult to tell fact from fiction, a…
‘Deepfakes’ are becoming more realistic, and could signal next wave of attacks on politicians
DENVER — When Peter Cushing turned to face the camera in Rogue One, Star Wars fans were as excited as they were confused. After all,…
Handful of States Begin Legislating “Deepfake” Videos
A new form of online disinformation has some government officials uneasy about its potential effects on upcoming political campaigns and elections, but policy efforts to…
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Data Grid, a Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) development company has succeeded in creating a deep-learning AI that can create full-body images of people who do…