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Deepfake

/ˈdiːp.feɪk/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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As noun
  1. 1

    An image, video, or audio recording that has been maliciously manipulated or digitally generated by artificial intelligence to replace one person's likeness convincingly with that of another.

    "Lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the potential misuse of deepfakes in political disinformation campaigns."
As verb
  1. 1

    To manipulate or replace visual or auditory media using deep learning algorithms to create a synthetic representation.

    "The malicious actor attempted to deepfake the CEO's voice to authorize a fraudulent wire transfer."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a blend of 'deep learning' (referring to deep neural networks in machine learning) and 'fake'. It emerged around 2017 in online communities to describe synthetic media where a person in an existing image or video is replaced with someone else's likeness using artificial intelligence.

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