Deep learning / Deepfakes Research Proessor Mahmood, Student Fahd M. Saleem (G01154081) IT-104-214 (Fall 2018)
Furthermore, many celebrities are at risk due to the harsh nature of the origins of deep fakes raising many ethical concerns. The eminence of deep fakes was first made apparent through pornographic content. Initially, the first user to post content regarding deep fakes was a Reddit user who goes by the online alias of “Deepfakes,” ultimately the username gave the name to this genre of realistically misleading content (Weekend Edition Saturday, 2018). Without permission faces of celebrities were digitally stitched onto adult films thus creating an entirely new category within the industry (The Economist, 2018). Celebrities, unlike the average consumer, have thousands of images of themselves online making them more prone to be a subject of deep fake videos. As a result, celebrities are astonished by the fact they never performed in such films, and this raises legal concerns allowing them to possibly sue for misappropriation of their image (Weekend Edition Saturday, 2018). Although celebrities are most vulnerable, that doesn’t mean any one individual is safe. In fact, in an interview done by “Weekend Edition Saturday states that its hypothetically possible for any individual to be a victim of deep fakes, assuming enough images or videos are found it’s entirely possible. As a result, the typical person could possibly be seen as doing something they dint or even be framed for a crime they did not commit. Questions of such are what’s soon to be true, as indicated by the various hints that deep fakes are continually advancing. Thus, making the intriguing technology of deep fakes even more accessible to produce among online vigilantes.
