deepfake

or deep fake

[ deep-feyk ]

/ ˈdipˌfeɪk /

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noun

a fake, digitally manipulated video or audio file produced by using deep learning, an advanced type of machine learning, and typically featuring a person’s likeness and voice in a situation that did not actually occur: Pornographic deepfakes have caused real harm to women whose faces have been superimposed over those of porn actresses.

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Origin of deepfake

First recorded in 2015–20; deep (learning) + fake¹

Words nearby deepfake

deep ecology, deepen, deep end, deep-etch plate, deep facial vein, deepfake, deep fascia, deep fat, deep femoral vein, deep flexor muscle of fingers, deep floor

How to use deepfake in a sentence

It’s become far too easy to make deepfake nudes of any woman.
Deepfake porn is ruining women’s lives. Now the law may finally ban it|Karen Hao|February 12, 2021|MIT Technology Review
After exploring many methods to conceal their identities, director David France settled on giving them deepfake “covers.”
The year deepfakes went mainstream|Karen Hao|December 24, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Broadly, deepfakes are a type of “synthetic media’” that has been manipulated or created by artificial intelligence.
Don’t underestimate the cheapfake|Amy Nordrum|December 22, 2020|MIT Technology Review
This animation process is similar to what you’ll find powering deepfake apps, like those that can stick your mug onto an actor in a clip from a movie.
Nvidia’s new streaming tech deep fakes your face to save on bandwidth|Stan Horaczek|November 23, 2020|Popular-Science

There are also many cases in which deepfakes have been used to target celebrities and other high-profile individuals.
A deepfake bot is being used to “undress” underage girls|Karen Hao|October 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review