research: deepfake — & we gon talk about it at a later date. stay woke.

Deepfake is a technique based on Artificial Intelligence that uses image recognition technology to transfer a persons face onto another.. using a collection of existing photos & videos, it creates a digital illusion; a video that appears real but is actually fake.

It’s no secret I’m pro-technology. I think we as humans have so much potential but often waste it on self destructive experiments. I can’t think of many examples of Deepfakes being beneficial to our society besides the fact our Sci-Fi films will be more realistic & enjoyable.

a user on Reddit named Deepfakes started uploading altered videos wit celebrity faces in porn. They also trolled Nicholas Cage by adding his face to random movies, fast forward a few years & now there are videos of politicians & influencers appearing to say things they never said

Not too long ago, snapchat & IG users discovered “Face Swapping” & causally swapped faces with their friends & family.. it seemed harmless.. an expensive Hollywood technology was made accessible for the general public. Most people were into it.. except for people like me & DMX.

Social media got ppl obsessed wit Filters.. in the early IG days, we had editing but limited features... it was mostly changing the tone of colors. Adding contrast for a darker black, brightness for yellows.. but now ppl are addicted to filters that make them appear cartoonish.

Changing the the shape of their face & eyes, making the skin smooth & a different tone, adding animated graphics like animal ears & digital sunglasses… sometimes, it reminds me of the way deepfake videos appear… bc I personally can still recognize a deepfake visual vs. real

But for those who have emerged into the Filter world, I believe they’ll be the easiest to deceive bc they’ve become accustomed to accepting a version of the Digital human & they may have their guards down.. which makes them more accessible to manipulation, which was the point.

A 20 year old student used Face Swap tech to lure online predators who were looking for under age girls. A cop was tricked by the technology & got busted. Great victory… but a testament to the fact, there are people who simply can’t tell the difference https://nypost.com/2019/06/12/vigilante-student-uses-snapchat-filter-to-catch-predator-cop/

Altho IG jumped on the wave quick, Snapchat started the real time filter trend. In 2015, Snapchat bought Looksery for $150million: a facial recognition start up that was started by an Ukrainian team. Russia? A year before election? Data!!

Most folks just agree to the terms & never consider just how much data & personal info & access they’re giving these apps... remember when Snapchat started that location feature that showed ppl exactly where you were? I made this thread https://twitter.com/torinickswho/status/877893674356531200?s=21

to make deepfakes, all u need is a few hundred photos of someone at different angles & the program will observe & apply it to the new body.. or if u have enough audio of someone’s voice, you can make them say whatever you want... if you’re not paying attention.. u might be fooled

I’ll finish this thread later.