'Deep fakes': How to know what's true in the fake-Obama video era

Discussion in 'privacy problems' started by Krusty, Mar 3, 2018.

  1. Krusty

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    That's disgusting.

    But on the bright side, now one can more readily deny authenticity of real, non-deepfake videos :)
     
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    Scarlett Johansson slams deepfakes, says she can’t stop the internet from pasting her face on porn
    December 31, 2018
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/31/18163351/scarlett-johansson-slams-deepfakes-internet-lost-cause
     
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    OK. But how could someone "protect themselves"? Maybe never post real photos online? That's almost impossible. I mean, I don't post photos of myself. My meatspace self, I mean. But there's no way that I can stop others from doing it. Cameras and phones are everywhere.
     
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    Fake video will soon be good enough to fool entire populations
    https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deepfake-videos-security
     
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    Misinformation woes could multiply with 'deepfake' videos
    January 28, 2019
    https://www.straitstimes.com/world/...tion-woes-could-multiply-with-deepfake-videos
     
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    Hackers or state actors could use 'deepfake' medium with devastating consequences
    https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2...use-deepfake-medium-devastating-consequences/
     
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    ‘Deepfakes’ a national security threat
    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...security/deepfakes-a-national-security-threat
     
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    A New Tool Protects Videos From Deepfakes and Tampering
    February 11, 2019
    https://www.wired.com/story/amber-authenticate-video-validation-blockchain-tampering-deepfakes/
     
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    Porn leads the way in deepfake innovation
    https://blog.avira.com/porn-leads-in-deepfake-innovation/
     
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    Deepfake propaganda is not a real problem
    We’ve spent the last year wringing our hands about a crisis that doesn’t exist
    March 5, 2019

    https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/5/18251736/deepfake-propaganda-misinformation-troll-video-hoax
     
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    States have done that for decades to hide military etc facilities.
     
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    California Moves Closer to Making Deepfake Pornography Illegal
    May 16, 2019
    https://www.cbronline.com/news/deepfakes-pornography
     
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    Deep Video Portraits - SIGGRAPH 2018
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc5P2bvfl44
     
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    Samsung Now Has a Way To Make Ultrarealistic Fake Videos With Just One Photo
    May 23, 2019
    https://gizmodo.com/samsung-now-has-a-way-to-make-ultrarealistic-fake-video-1834979187
    Few-Shot Adversarial Learning of Realistic Neural Talking Head Models (PDF): https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.08233.pdf
     
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    Mona Lisa 'brought to life' with deepfake AI
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48395521
     
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    Deepfakes Are Getting Better. But They're Still Easy to Spot
    May 26, 2019
    https://www.wired.com/story/deepfakes-getting-better-theyre-easy-spot/
     
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    Researchers Want to Build Fake Photo Detection Tools Right Into Our Cameras
    May 28, 2019
    https://gizmodo.com/researchers-want-to-build-fake-photo-detection-tools-ri-1835066594
     
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    Congress investigating deepfakes after doctored Pelosi video, report says
    June 4, 2019
    https://www.cnet.com/news/congress-investigating-deepfakes-after-doctored-pelosi-video-report-says/
     
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    Predictable, I guess.

    But won't most people figure out that you can't trust any video?
     
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