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.

Watch Trump Deepfaked Into Breaking Bad As Saul Goodman | Futurism

Are you ready for President Saul Goodman?

Someone Deepfaked Trump Into “Breaking Bad” and It’s Horrifying

If Will Smith had said yes to 'The Matrix' instead of Keanue Reeves

Will Smith was offered the role of Neo before Keanu Reeves ever got a chance to accept.

Weird new deepfake throws Will Smith into The Matrix

Fresh Prince of the Matrix

Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in "The Matrix," but a new deepfake explores what the movie would've been like if he hadn't.

Will Smith Is Neo In "The Matrix" Thanks To New Deepfake | Futurism

We really dodged a bullet.

Watch a Deepfake That Casts Will Smith as Neo In “The Matrix”

The energy company's CEO said he recognized his boss' slight accent and the "melody" of his voice, but it was really AI imitating him.

A scammer reportedly used a deepfake to steal $243,000

Nigerian Prince 2.0

Using a deepfake imitating the voice of its parent company's CEO, a scammer convinced an energy executive to transfer $243,000 to a third-party account.

A Scammer Reportedly Used a Deepfake to Steal $243,000

You gotta give 'em points for creativity!

"We saw strong indications of how this could play out in the 2016 election, and we have every expectation that — if left unchecked — it will happen to us again."

Pentagon's AI director calls for stronger deepfake protections

Fragile Democracy

The Pentagon's AI intelligence chief sees deepfake technology as a serious threat to democracy. He called on the government to develop better safeguards.

Pentagon’s AI Director Calls for Stronger Deepfake Protections

In no uncertain terms, he called deepfakes a threat to national security.

[ICCV 2019] FSGAN: Subject Agnostic Face Swapping and Reenactment

New system makes it troublingly easy to create deepfakes

Consumer-Friendly Nightmares

A new AI tool called FSGAN makes creating deepfake videos easier than before. The system doesn't require training and can swap faces in real-time.

New FSGAN System Makes Creating Deepfakes Easy | Futurism

FSGAN can swap faces in real-time, no training required.

New System Makes It Troublingly Easy to Create Deepfakes

"We think that it should be possible to train the mice to detect fake and real speech."

Scientists say mice could detect deepfakes. Seriously.

Mouse Ears

To help us detect deepfakes, researchers are training mice to listen for the kinds of speech irregularities that can crop up in faked audio.

Scientists Say Mice Could Detect Deepfakes. Seriously.

And they've already started the training process.

"It's eight months until the primaries begin to try to prepare the public, prepare ourselves, determine what other steps need to be taken to protect ourselves from this kind of disinformation..."

Congressman: the 2020 election is not safe from hackers

No Lessons Learned

Neither the government nor private tech companies have taken steps to protect the 2020 presidential election from being manipulated.

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