Deepfake scams: how a stranger can copy your friend's face and voice
Face swap: how a deepfake puts one person's face on another person's head
Face-swap apps can put a famous face on your head, and it smiles when you smile. What does the program learn about each face, and why does the trick work only on part of the head?
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On your screen, Miva smiles and turns her head. Far away, the scammer sits at his webcam. He smiles and turns his head the same way, at the same moment.
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Miva never made this face in any of her videos. It is his smile, on her face. How can a program move a face in a way it never filmed?
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