#what is deepfake

[stevensimmons0952]

Protecting Yourself from AI-Generated Scams with Scam.ai’s Tools 

The rise of AI technology has introduced new ways for scammers to deceive and manipulate people. From deepfake videos to cloned voices and altered images, the threats posed by AI-generated scams are more sophisticated than ever. Scam.ai, a nonprofit startup dedicated to combating fraud, offers essential tools like deepfake detection, voice clone detection, genai image detection, and scammer information checks to help protect individuals and businesses from these advanced digital threats. In this article, we will explore how Scam.ai’s tools provide crucial protection against AI-driven scams. 

What is Deepfake? 

what is deepfake? Deepfake is a form of artificial intelligence that manipulates media, such as videos and audios, to create fake content that appears real. Scammers use deepfake technology to impersonate people, create fake scenarios, or spread misinformation. These fabricated media files can be incredibly convincing, making it difficult for individuals to discern what is real and what is fake. 

At Scam.ai, we use deepfake detection technology to identify these manipulated media files. Our AI-driven system analyzes videos and audio recordings for signs of unnatural movements, voice distortions, and other irregularities that indicate the presence of deepfake content. By detecting these subtle signs, Scam.ai helps users avoid falling for scams that rely on deepfake media. 

Voice Clone Detection: Identifying AI-Powered Impersonations 

Another alarming tool in the scammer’s arsenal is voice cloning. With Voice clone detection, Scam.ai protects users from scams that involve artificially replicated voices. Scammers use AI to clone voices, mimicking people’s speech patterns, tone, and cadence in order to trick victims into thinking they are speaking to someone they know and trust. 

Scam.ai’s voice clone detection technology uses advanced algorithms to analyze the voice’s characteristics, identifying inconsistencies that reveal whether a voice has been cloned. By detecting these anomalies, Scam.ai helps users protect themselves from voice phishing and other voice cloning scams. 

Genai Image Detection: Safeguarding Against Fake Visuals 

AI-generated images, including altered photos and fake documents, are another tool used by scammers to deceive individuals. Genai image detection helps Scam.ai identify when images have been manipulated to serve fraudulent purposes. Whether it’s a fake bank statement, doctored identification, or altered images, scammers rely on these visual fakes to trick people into making decisions based on false information. 

Using advanced image recognition technology, Scam.ai’s genai image detection tool scans visual content for signs of manipulation. This allows individuals to verify the authenticity of images and documents before taking any action based on them, offering an essential layer of protection against visual scams. 

Scammer Information Checks and API Integration 

In addition to the detection tools, Scam.ai offers scammer information checks, which allow users to verify whether they are dealing with a known scammer. By checking information against a database of reported fraudsters, users can avoid engaging with individuals who have a history of fraudulent activity. 

Scam.ai also provides businesses with an API that can be easily integrated into their platforms, providing real-time scam detection and protection. This allows businesses to offer enhanced security to their customers, preventing AI-driven scams before they can cause harm. 

Conclusion 

As AI technology continues to evolve, so do the tactics of scammers. Scam.ai’s suite of tools, including deepfake detection, voice clone detection, genai image detection, and scammer information checks, provide crucial protection against the growing threat of AI-driven scams. With these powerful tools, Scam.ai helps individuals and businesses stay safe from digital deception and ensures they are always one step ahead of scammers. 

[republic-world]

The Emerging Threat of Deepfake Videos: Actors and Identity Theft

Deepfake technology has been making headlines recently, with a fake video of popular actress Rashmika Mandanna drawing attention to the growing concerns surrounding its misuse. Not only has this incident ignited a broader discussion about the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) in the entertainment industry, but it has also raised questions about identity theft in the digital age. In this article, we explore the implications of deepfake technology and its impact on both celebrities and the general public.

Deepfake technology utilizes AI and machine learning to create highly convincing, deceptive visual and audio content. By superimposing one person's facial features onto another's, these videos have gained notoriety for their realism. Examples of misuse include AI apps using celebrities' names and likenesses in online advertisements without consent, AI-generated songs featuring famous artists, and more. The rise of deepfakes in the entertainment industry has stirred concern among influential personalities.

Rashmika Mandanna, who fell victim to a viral deepfake video, has been vocal about the need to address this issue collectively and urgently. Not only does this incident affect her reputation, but it also has broader implications for the entertainment industry as a whole. Amitabh Bachchan, another prominent figure, has expressed concerns about AI taking over jobs and replacing actors, highlighting the growing challenge of differentiating real content from manipulated material.

This growing apprehension among actors is fueled by the fear of AI technology displacing them from their jobs and compromising the authenticity and uniqueness they bring to their roles. While AI continues to advance, there is a need to strike a balance between technological progress and preserving the human touch in the world of acting.

In India, legal measures are being taken to address misinformation and deepfakes. The Information Technology Act of 2000 includes sections that address privacy infringements related to the unauthorized use of individuals' images and cheating by personation using computer resources. Additionally, recent IT rules make it a legal obligation for online platforms to ensure that no misinformation is posted and that reported fake information is removed promptly.

The legal landscape is evolving to counter the misuse of AI and deepfake technology, as highlighted by a recent order from the Delhi High Court. The use of technological dark patterns, including deepfakes, for deceptive commercial purposes infringes upon personality rights and violates consumer protection guidelines.

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[morganbritton132]

Eddie posts a TikTok where he’s just staring at the camera. Steve’s in the background laying on the couch.

Steve is all laid out. Ozzy is draped across him asleep, Joan stretched out beside him, and Steve has his phone about three inches from his face with a YouTube video playing at full volume.

He’s skipping through a compilation of Eddie’s TikToks and Eddie is about to make a joke about how people these days are always on their damn phones when Steve shoves his phone out to him, “Here. This one. I said we should paint the guest bedroom and you said totally, let’s do it.”

“I didn’t say totally.”

Eddie, in the YouTube compilation: Totes, babe.

[tricksterlatte]

I've always been fascinated by fandom history, and I know I'm not the only one. It's interesting to see how fans of pop culture can create a culture of their own, and in the modern age of social media and the internet in general, that culture is as widespread as ever. Unfortunately, that also means downsides are becoming bigger as this culture becomes widespread, and it's saddening to watch, maybe even concerning.

I don't discuss these things to be preachy, especially considering how I've fallen into several of these pitfalls before, and have perpetuated some of this behavior in the past. To say otherwise would make me a hypocrite and a liar, and I firmly believe this goes for most people in any fandom. I was just thinking about this recently, and how a lot of the biggest stressors in what should be our stress relief really can be pinned mostly into a few central talking points, which I would love to discuss to know if I'm not just going crazy here

The concept of Big Name Fan has evolved into a position of authority on fandom, which does not fall to anyone regarding subjectivity. No one in a fandom is an authority except the creators themselves, who have every right to stay away from the fandoms they have birthed.

Popularity in general being conflated to intellectual authority as well, especially on websites with public stats, particularly following counts. The algorithm is no benevolent god, but people will sometimes see someone with 30k followers and think they are correct on a minor non-issue that has spiraled into discourse, especially when compared to someone with 30 followers. This also is just...a bummer when fanon evolves into perceived canon, and newcomers to the fandom can't post even innocuous meta or headcanons without it being perceived as morally/intellectually incorrect.

Monetization of fanworks, but especially zines, have led to a hypercompetitive atmosphere that only escalates the bitterness and resentment. This is not a universal problem, but many zines across all fandoms habitually accept the same artists and writers, or diminish the value of fanfic due to the limitations of physical printing. The application process has devolved into such a disheartening debacle for a majority of people I see, and the way it is often framed as "your work just wasn't good enough" when it's really about what the mods deem mass marketable will destroy just about anyone's self-esteem after repetitive rejections, and will give some frequent zine runners a false sense of final say over the community (not usually, but it can happen).

The level of distrust for anyone new attempting to start a fan project is just so depressing nowadays (and this one we sadly can blame on a few people by name, but the ones who have sent this issue spiraling still don't care and that just sucks. I feel horrible for everyone who has been tricked).

Somehow comment and anonymous asks have gone backwards from "don't feed the trolls" to "suck it up, at least you're getting comments." I have seen some of these comments people have been told to suck up. It's not okay in general. It's particularly gross when it's an anonymous hate message unrelated to the fanworks themselves, perhaps born out of resentment or bearing an ulterior motive. And some will even attack and defame character due to identity. It's not subtle. It's not okay. People should absolutely be dunked on for this, and I gotta say I'm sick of unsolicited concrit being enforced as positive either. If they didn't ask, don't give it. There's a reason a lot of fic writers some people adore suddenly go ghost, and they can't even talk about it.

Don't like, don't read has been discarded in favor of don't like, tell others don't read and also don't write. Transformative works don't have to fit into a canon or even in character mold. That's why they're transformative! It's a different type of artistic expression. If you don't like it, chances are good it simply wasn't meant for you. It's not bad. Don't shame others, god especially not for non-issues such as a t/b preference or a different gender hc, preferred haircuts, types of animal you imagine them as in another lifetime, I could list literally anything here and I bet there has been a fandom fight over it.

Exclusive yet publicly advertised community Discords that will bar you from invite if you're not one of the cool kids. I have unfortunately fallen into this trap before, and refuse to ever enable or endorse that behavior ever again. This isn't about friend groups either, it's about fandom-dedicated servers that flaunt themselves as a VIP club instead of what they are: a friend group. I also don't even know how to broach the subject of private accounts that turn into fandom tea accounts with dozens if not hundreds of followers, only for people to be angry if someone isn't exactly okay with horrific stuff being said in general, let alone about their mutuals or friends.

I know none of this will likely ever change, and tbh i'm so tired of it all, but...does anyone else know what I mean? I'm stressed out whenever I try to enjoy myself, because popularity and a strange business mindset is steadily taking over fandom spaces. I'm not saying people should stop trying to make stuff that sells, or that people universally do any of this, but fandom is evolving into a thing I'm not sure is good. idk anymore

[songmingisthighs]

dear "creators" who depends on ai

how does it feel to be so absolutely lazy and useless as a human being ?? how does it feel to have a functioning brain but can't use it properly ?? how does it feel to be so absolutely incredibly dull and uncreative that you can't muster 200 words to convey your ideas ?? how does it feel to have to face the fact that you suck so damn bad and you have to live with it ??

[avnj0gia]

Is that Zane Phillips video for real

[ultraericthered]

So, this is 100% still Arthur Fleck's future in my head and I will not hear of anything to the contrary.

[sexhaver]

HELLO??????

[wildpeachfarm]

While you guys were mourning the jacksepticeye transition to evil, I had one anon fighting for their life in my inbox for whatever the fuck is going on here

[maslows-pyramid-scheme]

There's a marketplace for deepfakes in online forums. People post requests for videos to be made of their wives, neighbours and co-workers and - unfathomable as it might seem - even their mothers, daughters and cousins. Content creators respond with step-by-step instructions - what source material they'll need, advice on which filming angles work best, and price tags for the work. A deepfake content creator based in south-east England, Gorkem, spoke to the BBC anonymously. He began creating celebrity deepfakes for his own gratification - he says they allow people to "realise their fantasies in ways that really wasn't [sic] possible before." Later, Gorkem moved on to deepfaking women he was attracted to, including colleagues at his day job who he barely knew. "One was married, the other in a relationship," he says. "Walking into work after having deepfaked these women - it did feel odd, but I just controlled my nerves. I can act like nothing's wrong - no-one would suspect." Realising he could make money from what he refers to as his "hobby", Gorkem started taking commissions for custom deepfakes. Gathering footage from women's social media profiles provides him with plenty of source material. He says he even recently deepfaked a woman using a Zoom call recording. "With a good amount of video, looking straight at the camera, that's good data for me. Then the algorithm can just extrapolate from that and make a good reconstruction of the face on the destination video." He accepts "some women" could be psychologically harmed by being deepfaked, but seems indifferent about the potential impact of the way he is objectifying them. "They can just say, 'It's not me - this has been faked.' They should just recognise that and get on with their day. "From a moral standpoint I don't think there's anything that would stop me," he says. "If I'm going to make money from a commission I would do it, it's a no brainer ... [but] if I could be traced online I would stop there and probably find another hobby."

[livefromtheyard]

the people who think deepfakes aren't bad need to see the guy on twitter i just found who makes porn of qt and videos of her being murdered

[liliaasyoursexyvampiredaddy]

"I know something bad happened to Taylor Swift, but swifties doxing the guy is too far"

This might make you question my morality, but a creep like that deserve it.

[iwatcheditbegin]

The way Taylor hasn’t even said anything about the Ai porn situation yet people are mad and making it about “the rich and famous”. She didn’t ask to be the face of this.

She is just extremely famous, so yeah people are talking. what happened to her is also highlighting the magnitude of the problem, which has only gotten worse.

But there was already legislation that had been proposed that didn’t pass. Making this about celeb culture really takes responsibility away from government.

[nutmegdoggy]

if you guys wanted to see how bad the tom macdonald and ben shapiro rap is but didn't wanna give them a view, here ya go

normally I'm against distributing shit from horrible people even to hatewatch it, but this is just so embarrassingly awful that I think the entertainment value is worth it

[hamofjustice]