dutch police create deepfake video
Dutch police create deepfake video of murdered boy, 13, in hope of new leads
Dutch police have received dozens of leads after using deepfake technology to virtually bring to life a teenager almost two decades after his murder. Sedar Soares was shot dead in 2003 while throwing snowballs with friends in the parking lot of a Rotterdam metro station. Now, with the permission of Sedar's family, they have made a video in which the teen asks the public to help solve the cold-case crime. In what Dutch police believe could be a world first, an eerily lifelike image of Sedar appears in the video as he greets the camera and picks up a football. Accompanied by stirring music, he walks through a guard of honour on the field, comprising his relatives, former teachers and friends.
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