Facebook’s Latest AI Can Trace and Reverse Engineer the Deepfake
Facebook’s latest AI doesn’t only detect deepfake content but also helps find the person who created it. Deepfakes have been making rounds on the Internet for a long time now. Many people use it with bad intent. Though mostly they’re used for amusing results, deepfakes can be so dangerous that the FBI recently issued a warning stating that foreign powers can use deepfakes as a weapon to defame us. The most common misuses of deepfakes include fake pictures and fake adult videos. On many adult websites, you can even find dedicated sections for deepfake content. Its popularity is constantly on the rise. Considering its harmful implications, it was necessary to bring a technology that could take it down. The fight against deepfake didn’t start in 2021. Google launched a huge database of deepfake videos a few years ago to start research in this field. Thanks to Facebook for stepping up with its latest AI technology to fight deepfake content. Facebook collaborated with Michigan State Univers...