


For more on the wider phenomenon of AI-generated imagery, see our guide to how to use DALL-E 2 and how the best AI art generators compare. But as the technology improves and becomes more accessible, we have also seen some misuse to try and spread misinformation by impersonating important public figures like politicians.īut what actually is a deepfake? Scroll down to the bottom for a briefing on how the technology works, but at the most basic level a deepfake is a video that uses impressive technology to replicate a subject's likeness to replace another's face – essentially shape-shifting one person into another The results can be impressive and very funny, but they can also raise concerns about privacy, manipulation and authenticity. Deepfakes have been used for various purposes, mainly for entertainment and parody. In this roundup, we've attempted to show a wide variation of deepfake examples – from the most realistic edits to ones that are purely for entertainment purposes.
