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

On Nov. 10, Rep. Mike Collins, a candidate in the GOP primary, released an outrageous deepfake digital ad using Ossoff’s official Senate portrait.

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Unauthorized deepfakes of celebrities, dead figures and copyrighted characters began circulating quickly, including videos of Robin Williams, Michael Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr. in what the company called “disrespectful depictions of Dr. King’s image.”

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Months after ChatGPT’s release, China imposed the world’s first comprehensive restrictions on deepfakes.

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In the age of deepfakes, every family needs a code word, writes Julie Jargon.

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During the meeting, one employee said she was concerned that xAI would sell her face to be used by another company for deepfake videos, according to the recording.

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