Welcome to the Deepfake Universe – FutureSin – Medium

In 2019 we live in a world where Deepfake videos and even images of people can be created by AI that are totally manufactured. Meanwhile OpenAI's GPT-2 is being hyped for its ability to write convincingly and deceptively. In this new world AI can mimic human content in a variety of ways while potentially being used by bad actors and state-sponsored propaganda campaigns to influence public sentiment in a variety of ways. In February 2019, we are witnessing an explosion of deception online. In an era when even Facebook refuses to be called a Media company, what exactly are deepfakes?