Update on 3/05/2021: The creator of the deep-water cruise account revealed today that it was a trick. The goal, motivated by visual effects expert Chris Ume, was to draw attention to deep fakes and a petition for its regulation.
Ume tapped Miles Fisher, one of the world’s most famous imitators of Tom Cruise, to create the short videos on TikTok with him. It is much easier to create a credible depth if the topic looks like the topic you want to copy. Even with Fisher, however, Ume says that the process of creating these surprisingly realistic videos had to import more than 20,000 images of the actor’s face from different angles and light conditions onto his computer. That process, according to The edge, took more than two months to practice the AI.
Ume, a resident of Hasselt, Belgium, is considered one of the best in the world for creating high quality deep forks, according to The times. The “depth tomcruise” test is designed to pay more attention to technology.
‘I think there should be laws that can help with the responsible use of AI and deep fakes, that’s important. There will always be abuse of this technology, you can not avoid it, ‘says Ume.
Original story published on 03/02/21:
A TikToker uses deepfake technology to personify Tom Cruise on the social media platform, and the results are so realistic that some may mistakenly believe it to be the famous actor. This latest situation has again raised concerns about the creation and use of deep forgeries.
While the account clearly lets people know that this is not the real Tom Cruise – the username is deep tom cruise, but to begin with, those who do not pay attention can easily mistake what they see for the real article. Even without seeing the username, the video is not completely perfect (The edge note that the lip sync is off in some places and that the voice is not completely correct).
@deeptomcruise ♬ original sound – Tom
@deeptomcruise Sport!
♬ original sound – Tom
The most recent video, uploaded four days before publication, is the most realistic version of the series and shows the Cruise personality performing a magic trick.
@deeptomcruise I love magic!
♬ original sound – Tom
Again, if you look closely, it seems that something is missing, but this video will undoubtedly mislead many people and it is clear enough to sound the alarm, because the publication was reflected by the publication which again questions the legality of deep falsification.
Overall, the account has more than 10 million views, 1.1 million likes and more than 370,000 followers. Tuesday afternoon, the coverage of the bill reached a fever and was trending on Twitter.
According to TikTok’s own terms of service, the Tom Cruise imitation videos should be an offense:
You may not: […]
pretends to be a person or entity, or you falsely declare or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, including giving the impression that any content you upload, post, broadcast, distribute or otherwise make available arises from the Services
A few more days after the initial story of the distribution of the account broke out, the videos remain on the platform.
Amendments to the law will be needed to protect everyone, writes @Mathilde_Pavis https://t.co/imxcqwKkia pic.twitter.com/XYhWoKNWJ9
– The Times (@thetimes) March 2, 2021
The artificial intelligence at the core of theft becomes easier to not only access, but also to use it. Despite the many tools available to combat it, thiefhead whistleblowers can still be deceived and have tested the ability of social media to stop it, including Facebook. Some speculate that total fake news and fake content could cost the economy $ 39 billion a year.
Meanwhile, companies like Adobe and the newcomer Hour One are helping to create technology that not only makes it easier to obtain fake images, expressions or completely artificial people, but also easier to use and use every day.
With the speed of technology advancing, there is an argument that steps to protect people are not moving nearly fast enough to keep up. Some experts even go so far as to say that sharing a profundity should be a crime.
According to experts who fear that the law does not keep pace with technology and behavior online, it must be a crime to share “deep” images https://t.co/xlH3cgQk0N
– The Times (@thetimes) March 1, 2021
Either way, it seems like with each passing month, a new, better, more compelling iteration of deep technology is emerging. How society will decide in any way to comply with this has yet to be determined.
(via The Times)