Posted on 06/11/2019 3:15:14 PM PDT by ETL
Researchers are showing off a creepy new software that uses machine learning to allow people to add, delete or change the words coming out of someone's mouth.
The work is the latest evidence that our ability to edit what gets said in videos and create so-called deepfakes is becoming easier, posing a potential problem for election integrity and the overall battle against online disinformation. ..."
In order to produce video fakes, scientists combined several techniques.
First, they scan a target video to isolate phonemes spoken by the person — those are the sounds that make up words, such as "oo" and "fuh."
Then they match those words with the corresponding facial expressions that accompany each sound.
Lastly, they create a 3D model of the lower half of the person's face using the target video. ..."
“Although methods for image and video manipulation are as old as the media themselves, the risks of abuse are heightened when applied to a mode of communication that is sometimes considered to be authoritative evidence of thoughts and intents," the researchers write in a blog post.
"We acknowledge that bad actors might use such technologies to falsify personal statements and slander prominent individuals.”
They also suggest some remedies to mitigate the negative impact of video fakes, including the use of appropriate labeling and watermarking, although those context cues can be removed or edited out.
In the meantime, it's probably best to verify that what you're looking at is from a trustworthy source.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
This technology has been available with police body cams for years.
Just kidding.
Sort of.
There’s a lot of people in power that would love this technology, in order to credibly dismiss the very real videos of their atrocities.
Dan Rather would like to use this in a 2020 October Suprise
It’s being done now. It’s called spin and the libs have been successfully lying with it for years. Remember what “it” is? (He probably doesn’t either)
rwood
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