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The inner workings of a deepfake algorithm are complex. ⚙️ But the algorithms’ “secret sauce” has two important components. The first is that they develop a deep understanding of one person’s face and learn how to map those attributes to another face. Since most people have mouths, eyes, and noses in roughly the same place, a deepfake algorithm can analyze the characteristics of that anatomy and learn it to an exceptional level of detail. It then manipulates the features in a second video to match the features seen in the first. The algorithm does all that while keeping the original video’s general style and look. Another interesting deepfake algorithm characteristic is that they’re comprised of pieces that work in opposition of each other. As one piece manufactures phony data, there’s a secondary part that is trained to flag this phony data, helping to improve the results by pointing out what appears to be fake. A deepfake program can act as its own coach and teacher to improve the output. The results are a synthetic video that could be used with good or bad intent. When considering a synthetic video, it’s not hard to imagine why it might be dangerous. There’s the obvious risk that a person’s synthetic words or actions could incite someone to do something bad or dangerous. But an additional risk is that synthetic videos might start to undermine the believability of genuine videos. Privacy experts are understandably concerned that a deepfake might be used to spread misinformation on social media... Get more insights in the article: https://lnkd.in/edQ3K9jv #Biometrics #Deepfakes #AI #Security

How Does Deepfake Technology Work and Should I Be Worried About It?

How Does Deepfake Technology Work and Should I Be Worried About It?

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Patrick Mutabazi

SmartCards and Technology Solutions Advisory - Innovation & EmergingTechnology| Government Solutions Consultant| Founder & Executive Director| SmartCards Engineer| Data Engineer| QA Auditing Facilitator and Auditor

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The biggest concern/worry in tech is that we don't own the rights to our faces.

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