This Video of Deepfake Impressions Is Kind of Terrifying
If you’re not terrified of how DEEPFAKE videos are going to affect the future of, like, EVERYTHING, then you’re not paying attention. I mean, right now, someone can make a pretty convincing video of ANYONE doing ANYTHING.
Don’t believe me? An impressionist named Jim Meskimen made a video of himself reciting a poem as various celebrities, while changing his face to look like them. And it’s eerie.
To my eyes, the faces don’t look the least bit unnatural. Maybe there are experts who can pick these things out, but given where the technology is now, it seems entirely possible there will come a time when even they can’t.
