deepfake

Or deep fake

[deep-feyk]

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deepfake¹

First recorded in 2015–20; deep (learning) ( def. ) + fake ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

In another viral deepfake video he grills and eats the game's infamous Pikachu mascot.

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I have eight cybersecurity companies, including the top deepfake company in the world, Pindrop, which can determine deepfake videos and deepfake audio.

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Later, I also discovered a scammer using 21st Century sorcery - deepfake technology with a woman he had hired, Rachel, acting as the face of the con.

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The growing popularity of AI tools will increase the proliferation of online content generated by the technology including deepfakes, making it more difficult for tech companies to police, experts say.

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Experts say the video is a deepfake, a manipulated piece of content created using artificial intelligence to depict Burton saying things he never did.

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