Introduction:-
If you consider fake news- Image-Videos are the most significant problems related to the cyber-world, stop right there. A new powerful and lethal technology has made its way into our lives, and it's been around us for quite a long time now.
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You may have seen many videos on WhatsApp or Instagram showing Donald Trump, Putin or any world politician singing sogs. You may also find some videos of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and former US President Barack Obama talking about various ideas.
It may seem like regular videos, and sometimes you may even find the video fake. Such videos are made using DeepFake Technology. However, we know very little about this technology.
The government has tried to curb such activities from time to time, but it has been steadily increasing. Now, it becomes necessary to know about this technology.
In today's powerful world of social media and technology, such manipulated information can easily reach at any corner of the world in blink of an eye.
What Is DeepFake Technology?
One of the inevitable evils of the internet and social media is fake news. The DeepFake Technology we are talking about is an advanced, developed and dangerous form of such fake news. It has emerged as a new option for spreading false information and rumours quickly in the present times.
There are many ways to test fake news, and you don't even need more technical knowledge to identify it. Ordinary internet user can easily recognize fake news. But it is challenging to identify Deepfake News.
It is a combination of "Deep Learning" and "Fake Information". Artificial Intelligence technology is used to make a fake replica of media files like images, audios and videos. As a result, the phoney file looks like the original file and even has better quality than the original one.
How is the material for DeepFake prepared?
In the Deepfake technique; Words, body movements, expressions, gestures, etc., spoken by any person, are transferred to another person or subject using Artificial Intelligence.
In addition, DeepFake content is made more reliable by using the Generative Adversarial Network (GAN). GAN trained on photographs can generate new pictures that look genuine to human observers, with many natural characteristics. The final content becomes difficult to recognize whether it is genuine or fake.
What kind of damage DeepFack can do?
Misuse of any technology is always harmful, and DeepFake is no exception. Its misuse can have a detrimental effect on a person's political, social and economic life.
1. A Threat To Democracy
The use of DeepFake can do significant damage to democracy. It can affect the electoral process. Apart from this, it becomes a hindrance to government schemes and functions.
2. Insecure For Women
Deepfake has long been used to create pornography or similar content. Porn stars are often slandered by arranging the face of a famous woman or actress on a pornographic video. This type of video seems so natural that the viewer does not realize that it is fake.
3. National security
The biggest threat to this technology is national security. It can promote issues like communal riots, racism. Giving false information about one country to another can damage international relations.
How To Identify DeepFake Content?
1. If you find text or spelling errors on a webpage that opens through a message or a website link on social media, it must be a fake.
2. It uses photographs or videos to make DeepFake messages more reliable. So if there is any doubt about the information of a link, check whether the photo or video on another news channel, news portal or website.
How To Fight DeepFake?
1. No shocking or surprising message should ever be forwarded without verification. If this happens, a complaint should be lodged against the respective person or group.