It's a surprisingly legitimate use for tech usually linked to harassment or disinformation.

This company is making corporate training videos using deepfakes

Lights, Camera, Program

Ad studios are relying on deepfake tech rather than live actors for corporate videos due to coronavirus lockdown measures and health risks.

This Company Is Making Corporate Training Videos Using Deepfakes

And you thought the old corporate training videos were soulless. 

"At the turn of the year, I thought 'this is going to be the year about preserving our elections.' But this year got derailed."

Expert: Online disinfo now targeting COVID-19, Black Lives Matter

President Zuck

According to digital forensics expert Hany Farid, the pandemic and BLM movement are even higher priorities for disinformation campaigns than the election.

Expert: Online Disinfo Now Targeting COVID-19, Black Lives Matter

"There are people who believe that you can kill the virus by blowing a hairdryer down your throat, by drinking silver, by drinking bleach."

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk Star Trek Deepfake

Cursed deepfake shows Jeff Bezos as veiny-headed "Star Trek" alien

Star Fake

An impressive new deepfake inserts Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and SpaceX founder Elon Musk into the 1965 pilot episode of storied sci-fi series "Star Trek."

Cursed Deepfake Shows Jeff Bezos As Veiny-Headed “Star Trek” Alien

Did we mention that Elon Musk is deepfaked in, too — albeit as a less grotesque character? 

The announcement comes just over a month after China made deepfakes illegal.

Facebook bans all deepfakes

Deepface

Facebook has officially announced it's planning to ban and remove all deepfakes uploaded to its platform, the BBC reports.

Facebook Bans All Deepfakes

Good luck, Facebook.

The country is trying to prevent AI-generated misinformation from creating problems.

China makes deepfakes illegal

Preemptive Strike

A new law in China will make it illegal to create or share deepfakes without properly disclosing that they're not real videos.

China Makes Deepfakes Illegal

Failing to disclose that a video is an AI-created fake is now a criminal offense.

RealTalk Returns: We Just Created The Deepest Deepfake Yet. Here's Why.

The new deepfake tech simultaneously alters video and sound.

Amazing AI makes you look and sound exactly like Joe Rogan

Robo Joe

New deepfake-creating AI can make someone look and sound like Joe Rogan. While it's not perfect, it paints a troubling picture of the future.

Amazing AI Makes You Look and Sound Exactly Like Joe Rogan

It's disturbingly realistic.

Barack Panther [Obama/Black Panther deep fake]

YouTuber Sham00K even included Obama's synthesized voice.

Someone deepfaked Barack Obama into "Black Panther"

Marvel Deepfake

Watch former President Barack Obama become Marvel's Black Panther and say "Wakanda Forever!" in a new deepfake.

Barack Obama Is Black Panther In New Deepfake | Futurism

Wakanda forever!

Someone Deepfaked Barack Obama Into “Black Panther”

That drunk Nancy Pelosi video spurred the creation of a new bill.

New law makes it illegal to distribute political deepfakes

Fake Views

California has banned the creation of political deepfakes — clips manipulated to make it look like a politician said or did something they didn't.

New Law Makes It Illegal to Distribute Political Deepfakes

But only under very specific circumstances.

Deepfake creators are really, really into the idea of seeing celebrities in porn.

Study: Porn accounts for 96 percent of deepfakes online

Faking It

Porn deepfakes featuring actresses and musicians from the entertainment industry account for the vast majority of the manipulated videos currently online.

Study: Porn Accounts for 96 Percent of Deepfakes Online

And the victim of the deepfake was almost always a female actor or musician.

Better Call Trump: Money Laundering 101 [DeepFake]

Trump's deepfaked son-in-law Jared Kushner takes over the role of Jesse Pinkman.

Someone deepfaked Trump into "Breaking Bad" and it's horrifying

Deepfaked

Donald Trump explains money laundering as Bob Odenkirk's character Saul Goodman from "Better Call Saul" and "Breaking Bad" in this new deepfake.

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