deepfake

American

[deep-feyk] / ˈdipˌfeɪk /

Or deep fake

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.

Etymology

Origin of deepfake

First recorded in 2015–20; deep (learning) ( def. ) + fake ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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It requires companies to clearly label AI-generated content such as deepfakes that cannot readily be differentiated from reality.

From Barron's

As any habitual social media user, King's College London professor Alan Read did not pay much heed to the occasional deepfakes that would flash up on his feed.

From BBC

The major twist is to have characters employ deepfake technology on video calls.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is one of a wave of deepfakes showing often absurd scenes of urban decline, and regularly purporting to be in the same south London neighbourhood.

From BBC

Legislation was brought in earlier in February which made non-consensual deepfake images illegal in the UK.

From BBC

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