Part 1: Understanding Deepfakes

Deepfakes are a new (and controversial) technique using generative AI. But despite the basic idea that they swap one face with another, how much do you really know about deepfakes?

It’s normal to have questions about something such as deepfakes, and this section will address those questions. We’ll start with the basics of how they work and the machine learning principles that deepfakes are built on, and then take a look at what software is available to make deepfakes. After that, we’ll examine the ethics of deepfakes, including the unsavory beginnings, and build a framework of sorts to evaluate how to make ethical deepfakes. Then, we’ll look at the most important part of creating a deepfake: data, including explanations of what makes good data and how to get the most from your (not-so-great) data. Finally, we’ll walk you through a complete deepfake using Faceswap, an open source deepfake program.

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