Journalist Eliot Higgins, founder of open-source investigative journalism site Bellingcat, recently shared fabricated photos depicting former President Trump being arrested by police officers. Using the latest version of the Midjourney AI engine, Higgins generated these realistic-looking images, which quickly gained traction on social media. The viral images have raised concerns...
Researchers at AI software company Metaphysic have pointed out an incredibly simple trick to unmask anyone using live deepfake software on a video call - asking them to turn their head to the side. According to the company’s new blog post, most current deepfake programs struggle to recreate the...
American rapper Kendrick Lamar used deepfake technology in the music video for his new song “The Heart Part 5”. Created in collaboration with a studio named Deep Voodoo, the music video uses deepfakes to morph his face into Kanye West, Nipsey Hussle, Will Smith, O.J. Simpson, and Kobe Bryant....
A YouTuber known as Shamook, who uses deepfake technology to improve bad CG effects and place actors in movies/shows they never starred in, has been hired by Lucasfilm for improving the widely criticized CGI face of Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian TV series. In what the fan community regards...
New AI-based technology allows characters in movies to perform their lines flawlessly in another language through deepfake technology, eliminating the lip sync problems in traditional dubbing. The AI dubbing tech was developed by UK-based company Flawless [https://www.flawlessai.com/], whose co-founder and director Scott Mann had become tired of...
Veritone has launched an AI-based platform called Marvel.AI, which lets celebrities and high-profile creators generate and license deepfakes of their voices, allowing them to earn money for sponsored endorsements without ever saying a word. Marvel.AI’s technology will enable anyone to create a copy of their voice and...
