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Just One Selfie Enough To Make "Deepfake" Video

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02:34 27 May 2019


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One selfie is enough to create a so-called  "deepfake" video showing you laughing, talking, and pulling faces.

Researchers in Russia have trained an computer programme with thousands of vlogs and pictures of celebrities.

The Times Ireland reports the aritificial intelligence can now take one look at a picture of a person, and turn it into a life-like animation.

Experts have warned it these so-called "deep fakes" could mean a whole new frontier in political disinformation and fake news.

There are also concerns the technique could be used to produce blackmail material.


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