Deepfakes
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Deepfakes are pictures, audio clips or videos made with artificial intelligence to seem real.
Types of deepfakes
Images
Videos
Voice cloning
Positive uses of deepfakes
Creating virtual characters to assist in cognitive therapy for stroke or brain injury patients.
Allowing people in videos to ‘speak’ a range of different languages.
‘Resurrecting’ or ‘re-aging’ actors for film roles.
However, deepfakes can also be used in scams, to cause harm and spread misinformation.
Fortunately there are some things you can do to check if a picture or video might be fake.
Stop.
The simplest thing is to stop and think. If it’s something you wouldn’t expect, or something that’s surprising, it’s good to be wary.
Check the details.
Select the glowing circles for suggestions on how to spot fake pictures.
In videos, have a close look at things like mouth movements, crooked lines and blurring.
In pictures, check hands and fingers. These can be signs that something isn’t right.
Check the source.
Deepfakes are often spread through social media. Check elsewhere online to fact check if what you’ve seen is real or fake.
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Deepfake images could be from realistic photographs of people in scenarios that never occurred. They might also be real images that have been manipulated to show something different.
Voice cloning can replicate someone’s voice from just a 30 second audio recording. The cloned voice can then be used to make an audio clip of the person saying anything.
Video deepfakes can depict people doing or saying things they didn't do.Often the videos have highly realistic visual and audio quality.
Deepfakes
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Deepfakes
Start
Deepfakes are pictures, audio clips or videos made with artificial intelligence to seem real.
Types of deepfakes
Images
Videos
Voice cloning
Positive uses of deepfakes
Creating virtual characters to assist in cognitive therapy for stroke or brain injury patients.
Allowing people in videos to ‘speak’ a range of different languages.
‘Resurrecting’ or ‘re-aging’ actors for film roles.
However, deepfakes can also be used in scams, to cause harm and spread misinformation.
Fortunately there are some things you can do to check if a picture or video might be fake.
Stop.
The simplest thing is to stop and think. If it’s something you wouldn’t expect, or something that’s surprising, it’s good to be wary.
Check the details.
Select the glowing circles for suggestions on how to spot fake pictures.
In videos, have a close look at things like mouth movements, crooked lines and blurring.
In pictures, check hands and fingers. These can be signs that something isn’t right.
Check the source.
Deepfakes are often spread through social media. Check elsewhere online to fact check if what you’ve seen is real or fake.
Great job!
You've learned what deepfakes are and how to spot them.
Restart
Deepfake images could be from realistic photographs of people in scenarios that never occurred. They might also be real images that have been manipulated to show something different.
Voice cloning can replicate someone’s voice from just a 30 second audio recording. The cloned voice can then be used to make an audio clip of the person saying anything.
Video deepfakes can depict people doing or saying things they didn't do.Often the videos have highly realistic visual and audio quality.