The topic of deepfakes has been widely discussed over the past few years. The technology behind them, based on machine learning and AI, has obviously struck a cord of concern in many people, which has remained consistent throughout the multiple waves of attention the news cycles has given the phenomenon. The latest of such waves came along with a TikTok account of a fake Tom Cruise, which pushes the possibilities of deepfake technology the furthest we've seen yet. Should you be worried? Are we all doomed if technology can be this deceiving? Let's talk about it.


SOURCES:

Deepfake Tom Cruise:
https://bit.ly/3tO7Wa9

Alan Turing and the Enigma Code:
https://bit.ly/3nioPYi

AlphaGo vs Lee Sedol:
https://bit.ly/3tJLyPk

Garry Kasparov vs DeepBlue:
https://bit.ly/3xnP987

First Vice article on Deepfakes:
https://bit.ly/3ewooWc

A history of fake news:
https://bbc.in/3xkrHZk

Mylard Tydings photo hoax:
https://bit.ly/2Qsj5PG

Anime effect with Machine Learning:
https://bit.ly/2PjmEap

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CREDITS:

Andrei Terbea - Lead Animator

Stefan Popa - Assistant Animator
https://www.instagram.com/jtefe.ro/

Nicoleta Toader - Producer

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MUSIC:

Background track: "Delusional (Instrumental)" by Spring Gang
Outro song: Joakim Karud - "Loudness & Clarity"
http://youtube.com/joakimkarud


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#Deepfake #TomCruise #MachineLearning