deepfakes

The likes of Elon Musk, Tom Cruise, and Leonardo DiCaprio are among some of the biggest names on the planet who are getting deepfaked into ads.

Simulated Celebs

"We're having a hard enough time with fake information. Now we have deepfakes, which look ever more convincing."

Companies Are Deepfaking Celebs Into Ads Without Their Permission

There's a new addition to an ever-growing lineup of elite — and deeply unsettling — celeb deepfakes: "Unreal Keanu Reeves."

Unreal Keanu's Excellent Adventure

Creepy, but impressive.

This Keanu Reeves Deepfake Is Giving Us Shivers

Bruce Willis apparently isn't going to be deepfaked into movies after all, according to a representative who denied claims that circulated last week.

Digital Witness

Something very odd is going on here.

Bruce Willis Denies Claims He Sold Rights to Be Deepfaked into New Movies

The iconic Hollywood star retired earlier this year due to his tragic diagnosis with aphasia, but deepfakes mean we might still see more from him.

Deep and Very Fake

That doesn't bode well.

Bruce Willis Signs Deal to Get Deepfaked Into Future Movies

Although James Earl Jones has stepped away from his most iconic role, the legendary "Star Wars" actor's incredible baritone lives on thank to AI.

Star Warring

Luke, AI am your father. 

James Earl Jones Now Letting Darth Vader Be Voiced by AI

Binance CCO Patrick Hillman claims cybercriminals have been using a deepfake to take meetings with — and money from — a number of eager crypto projects.

Impersonation Station

Is anyone surprised?

Scammers Deepfake Crypto Exec to Steal Money From People

Researchers working at Samsung AI Center unveil "neural head avatar technology" that turns still photos into eerily lifelike animated faces.

Deepfake Dive

Wow.

Eerie Deepfake Tech Turns Random Guy Into Angelina Jolie

Deepfakes are a growing threat, and detecting them is only getting harder. A new study says our subconscious is surprisingly effective at detecting them.

Won't Get Fooled Again

Okay, that's weird.

Scientists Jack Into Subjects' Brains, Find That They Can Identify Deepfakes Subconsciously

English TV presenter and record executive Simon Cowell was shocked to find a performer with his own face singing a tune on "America's Got Talent."

Simon Copywall

Okay, that's impressive.

Simon Cowell Shocked by Deepfake Copy of Himself

Elon Musk is itching to meet his Chinese doppelgänger — that is, if the man actually looks like that. 

Seeing Double

"If he is real."

Elon Musk Wants to Meet His Chinese Doppelgänger

As if the possibility that AI might already be conscious wasn’t creepy enough, researchers have announced that AI-generated faces have become so sophisticated that people think they’re more trustworthy than actual humans.

Fake Faces

This could be a problem.

Scientists Warn That New AI-Generated Faces Are Seen as More Trustworthy Than Real Ones

Hour One is a Tel Aviv-based startup that uses real people’s likenesses to create AI-generated “characters” for marketing and educational videos.