“There are several different methods for making deepfakes, some more complicated than others.”
“Some deepfakes are easy to spot because the people in the videos don't look quite real (a phenomenon known as "the uncanny valley"),”
“or look like they're wearing masks that "slip" as they move around.
The Daily Dot also notes that skin tones might change near the edge of a person's face, or the person might have double chins or double eyebrows.”
“Another way to spot a deepfake — according to an American professor who makes them — is to watch the eyes; performers in deepfake videos sometimes don't blink as often as real people.”
“Because the technology is always improving, it will get harder to detect deepfakes.”
“That's why it's so important to find out where a video came from, who made it and whether there are other versions of the video showing the same person doing the same thing.”
“Context can determine if the video is real or not.”
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“As she readies the release of her new album, Grimes—who now goes by ‘c’—opens up about her influences and relationships, and why she’s decided to kill off her musical persona”
“The trouble with Grimes, she is saying, and why Grimes needs to die soon, is that she (c) needs to be free.” “I’m super bound by the limits I’ve set for myself [with Grimes],” the 31-year-old says.
“Though last fall it seemed their relationship might be on the rocks, a March (2019) interview that Grimes, born Claire Boucher, gave to the Wall Street Journal’s magazine showed that the two are still together.”
“Today, journalists are not just bystanders watching an evolving avalanche of disinformation and misinformation. They find themselves in its pathway too."
What if you want something and how do you get it. Spreading a fake narrative or blackmail could be an option.
Like typical blackmail, emotional blackmail involves someone trying to get what they want from you.
“C insists Grimes is an experiment. “For me, it’s almost like a sociological exercise in the nature of celebrity. I just watch what happens to the Grimes character. It’s pretty important for my own mental health. I definitely have to abstract myself from my persona.”
“It takes a lot of effort to, like, build something, to work on something for a decade and then be like OK, the winds will take it where it will.”
Note: In interview it also mentioned the “associated act Elon Musk” regarding fiction vs reality. Is it all an act?
“C insists Grimes is an experiment. “For me, it’s almost like a sociological exercise in the nature of celebrity. I just watch what happens to the Grimes character. It’s pretty important for my own mental health. I definitely have to abstract myself from my persona.”
“It takes a lot of effort to, like, build something, to work on something for a decade and then be like OK, the winds will take it where it will.”
Note: In interview it also mentioned the “associated act Elon Musk” regarding fiction vs reality. Is it all an act?