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Donald Trump arrested? Vladimir Putin in jail? How deepfakes are spreading misinformation online
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Donald Trump arrested? Vladimir Putin in jail? How deepfakes are spreading misinformation online

Deepfake is a form of AI technology used to create manipulated and fake images, videos and audio that seem real, often with the intention to deceive or spread misinformation. This synthetic digital content is being used to target women and is adding to the spread of misinformation online

Twitter to label deepfakes, deceptive media leading up to 2020 US Presidential elections
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Twitter to label deepfakes, deceptive media leading up to 2020 US Presidential elections

The company said it would remove any deliberately-misleading manipulated media likely to cause harm.

Facebook to ban deepfakes to prevent misinformation during 2020 US presidential elections
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Facebook to ban deepfakes to prevent misinformation during 2020 US presidential elections

Facebook says that it will be using a collaborative approach to tackle the menace of deepfake videos which are meant to distort reality.

Snapchat testing a new feature called Cameo which lets you add your face on existing videos, GIFs
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Snapchat testing a new feature called Cameo which lets you add your face on existing videos, GIFs

There is no clarity when Cameo will be rolling out for all Snapchat users.

China fighting deepfakes by making it illegal to post fake videos without disclosure
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China fighting deepfakes by making it illegal to post fake videos without disclosure

Any use of AI or VR needs to be clearly marked and failure to do so could be considered a criminal offence.

Twitter announces its plan to tackle deepfake videos, asks public for feedback
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Twitter announces its plan to tackle deepfake videos, asks public for feedback

As per the new proposal, Twitter might label and warn people before they like or share certain tweets.

Facebook uses experimental deepfake-like tech to anonymise faces in videos
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Facebook uses experimental deepfake-like tech to anonymise faces in videos

The scope of the technology can be expanded to include the morphing of a person’s voice and mannerisms.

Facebook, Microsoft and academic institutions announce Deepfake Detection Challenge
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Facebook, Microsoft and academic institutions announce Deepfake Detection Challenge

Facebook is commissioning researchers to produce realistic deepfakes to create a data set for testing

Facebook is evaluating how it should handle deepfake videos, says Mark Zuckerberg
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Facebook is evaluating how it should handle deepfake videos, says Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg said it makes sense to treat deepfake videos differently from fake news.

DeepNudes: The latest horror turning hapless women's pictures into nudes
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DeepNudes: The latest horror turning hapless women's pictures into nudes

DeepNudes essentially evolved from the DeepFakes technology but is faster and easier to use.

Samsung deepfake AI needs just one picture of you to make a fake video
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Samsung deepfake AI needs just one picture of you to make a fake video

Samsung's AI system does not use 3D-modelling and can generate fake clips by feeding as little as one photo.

This new website takes face-generating AI to a level which will give you goosebumps
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This new website takes face-generating AI to a level which will give you goosebumps

The ThisPersonDoesNotExist website has generated faces using a neural network algorithm.

Did he actually say that? Exploring the high-tech deception of 'deepfake' videos
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Did he actually say that? Exploring the high-tech deception of 'deepfake' videos

So far, deepfakes have mostly been used to smear celebrities or as gags, but it's easy to foresee a nation state using them for nefarious activities.

Inside the problematic world of 'deepfakes', AI-made videos which morph celebrities' faces on porn stars
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Inside the problematic world of 'deepfakes', AI-made videos which morph celebrities' faces on porn stars

Although there needs to be a clampdown on deepfakes, their emergence may urge us to build tools that will make it easier to spot modified videos | #FirstCulture