deepfake
noun
- synthetic media where a content is created that resembles a person often by the machine learning models
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdiːp.feɪk/ / /ˈdipˌfeɪk/
noun
Etymology: Blend of deep learning + fake. Coined in 2017 by Redditor u/deepfakes (account created on September 26, 2017), who had created a technique which could convincingly swap someone's face in a video using deep learning. The r/deepfakes subreddit was created on November 2, 2017. The word was first used as a noun and verb around December 2017.
- A convincingly realistic but fake image, video, or audio created with the use of artificial intelligence, especially one that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else.
“Did you see that leaked sex tape with the actress? It turned out to be a deepfake, but it looked so realistic!”
“The thing is that normal people might try to use to harass other people, specially women, but I don't think this technology will be so advanced that you won't be able to recognize it's a fake video, so the majority of people who try to say a deep fake is real will be looked as an idiot, a pervert and probably reported.”
verb
Etymology: Blend of deep learning + fake. Coined in 2017 by Redditor u/deepfakes (account created on September 26, 2017), who had created a technique which could convincingly swap someone's face in a video using deep learning. The r/deepfakes subreddit was created on November 2, 2017. The word was first used as a noun and verb around December 2017.
- To create or turn into a deepfake; to impersonate someone with a deepfake.
“He deepfaked himself, no one suffered demonstrable harm from it and he admitted it when confronted.”
“Currently, few laws around the world pertain to deepfaked porn.”