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
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