Deepfake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdiːp.feɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deepfake is a noun meaning (transitive) To create or turn into a deepfake; to impersonate someone with a deepfake.
Meaning
(transitive) To create or turn into a deepfake; to impersonate someone with a deepfake.
More Meanings
- A convincingly realistic but fake image, video, or audio created with the use of artificial intelligence, especially one that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else.
Example Sentences
These deepfakes went in a completely unexpected direction
He deepfaked himself, no one suffered demonstrable harm from it and he admitted it when confronted.
Did you see that leaked sex tape with the actress? It turned out to be a deepfake, but it looked so realistic!
For example, images of the actress Scarlett Johansson have been used to create a number of deepfake pornographic videos, one of which had been viewed over 1.5 million times on a popular SEIM site by the end of 2018 (Harwell, 2018).
Word Forms
- deepfakes
- deepfaking
- deepfaked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deepfaker, photofit, fakement, fulldive, fakemail, fauxtograph.
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