Google releases trove of deepfake videos so researchers can help fight them
Google releases trove of deepfake videos so researchers can
help fight them
BY MICHAEL GROTHAUS 09.25.19 7:58 AM
Deepfakes at first came onto the scene in 2017 and were mainly used in
crude, falsified porn videos. The technology originally allowed for people with
limited computer skills to easily paste the face of, for example, an actress
onto a porn star’s body.
But since then the quality of deepfake videos has rapidly advanced.
Matter of fact, it’s now
possible to deepfake entire bodies, not just an individual’s head. While
deepfake technology has legitimate commercial purposes, many fear it will also
lead to a new era of fake news and propaganda where no one will be able to tell
if the video they are seeing actually, in fact, ever happened.
In order to ensure that doesn’t become a reality, news
organizations, social media networks, and law enforcement will need to come up
with ways to easily identify deepfake videos. Google’s trove of data it
released yesterday is a first step in helping do just that.
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