Deepfake

Deepfake technology uses advanced artificial intelligenceArtificial Intelligence (AI) is basically when computers get smart—really smart. Imagine if your c... More to swap one person’s face onto another in videos. It can also mimic someone’s voice in audio recordings. This is done using deep learning, where AI programs learn to copy a person’s facial expressions and voice patterns in detail.

The result is a video or audio clip that looks and sounds real, even though the person never actually said or did what the clip shows. You can think of deepfakes as digital illusions — they’re so convincing that it’s hard to tell if the video is fake or not.

While they started as a way to make celebrity parodies or bring historical figures to life in media, deepfakes now raise serious concerns. They can be used to create false content, mislead people, impersonate others, and spread misinformation, which can have dangerous effects if used maliciously.