Deepfakes: New AI tech that can make realistic fake videos of public figures

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Crow

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/deepfake-politics-1.4731665
Hey, did that congressman really say that? Is that really President Donald Trump on that video, or am I being duped?

New technology on the internet lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they've never said. Republicans and Democrats predict this high-tech way of putting words in someone's mouth will become the latest weapon in disinformation wars against the United States and other Western democracies.

We're not talking about lip-syncing videos. This technology uses facial mapping and artificial intelligence to produce videos that appear so genuine it's hard to spot the phonies. Lawmakers and intelligence officials worry that the bogus videos — called deepfakes — could be used to threaten national security or interfere in elections.

So far, that hasn't happened, but experts say it's not a question of if, but when.
When an average person can create a realistic fake video of the president saying anything they want, Farid said, "we have entered a new world where it is going to be difficult to know how to believe what we see." The reverse is a concern, too. People may dismiss as fake genuine footage, say of a real atrocity, to score political points.
Deepfakes are so named because they utilize deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence. They are made by feeding a computer an algorithm, or set of instructions, lots of images and audio of a certain person. The computer program learns how to mimic the person's facial expressions, mannerisms, voice and inflections. If you have enough video and audio of someone, you can combine a fake video of the person with a fake audio and get them to say anything you want.
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Once Somalis get a hold of this, it's a wrap. Somalia will be finished.
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I can picture it now. A video of Farmajo in conversation with Siad Barre (who was actually alive this whole time) and General Morgan about how to further the Darood agenda and finishing what they started in 1988 causing mass hysteria in Somaliland.
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Imagine facial recognition cameras on every corner in troubled areas, identifying terrorists and nabbing them before they carry out attacks.:hmm:
 

La Xawla

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Imagine facial recognition cameras on every corner in troubled areas, identifying terrorists and nabbing them before they carry out attacks.:hmm:
Woah there. We’re too far off from that. How are we gonna have facial id security systems when we don’t even have a proper sewage system.
 
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