Deepfake
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Deepfake videos or audios are computer-generated ones that have been modified by using artificial intelligence or “deep learning” (a part of machine learning methods) techniques and designed to look real. To create a fake, one applies neural set simulation to massive data sets. Recently, deepfake content has been massively used in fake news, hoaxes, financial fraud, and celebrity porn videos.
Weekly Fun: An App That Creates Deepfakes, a Pastor Yelling at Coronavirus, and Freeriding Without Leaving the Room
This week’s stories feature an answer to humanity’s most difficult question, an Arizona band with five Neds Flanders, and a woman who accidentally turned into a potato at a Zoom meeting.
Facebook Will Pay Reuters to Fact-Check Deepfakes
Thomson Reuters and Facebook will finance the new direction — the Fact-Checking Network. The new department will electively analyze publications based on the general principles of modern journalism.
Twitter Will Start Removing and Labeling Synthetic and Manipulated Media That Pose Safety Risks
The new policy comes after Twitter announced a plan to ask its users about how they think the platform should address misleading media.
Alphabet-Owned Jigsaw Introduced a New Tool Aimed at Detecting Manipulated Pictures
The new tool is intended to help journalists and fact-checking organizations in detecting manipulated and doctored pictures. It may well come in handy during the pre-election period.
Reddit Policy Update: No Impersonation Is Now Allowed
Although impersonation reports only make up 2.3% of all reports, the platform is already taking action to try and prevent such content from spreading.
Facebook Will Ban Deepfake Content to Fight Misinformation
The policy doesn’t cover satire or parody content, along with videos that were edited to omit certain words or change their order.
Facebook and Microsoft Announced the Fake Video Hunting
Challenge against Deepfake production. Companies united to find a way to detect and fight false content.
