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Deep Live Cam: Real-time face swapping and one-click video deepfake tool

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Re: Deep Live Cam: Real-time face swapping and one-click video deepfake tool

#121

Technically impressive but I fail to see a good use case for it that's not related to propaganda or scam and the website doesn't seem to list one either.

Just a few off the top of my head:

Movies and TV:

  - As an alternative to motion capture for animation
  - As an alternative to existing de-aging CGI when you want to flash back to a younger version of a character (especially for cases where newer sequels are being made for much older movies)
  - As an easy way to get some additional footage if an actor no longer looks the part
In a professional setting:

  - Conduct job interviews were interviewees faces are mapped to the faces of a few pre-defined images, to reduce a major source of implicit bias in interviewing
  - Get some footage of yourself when you're looking your best, with great lighting, and use that rather than being off-camera if you're joining a meeting when you don't look great
  - Create virtual spokespeople to represent your company in marketing, and allow that person to be played by different actors
News and Politics:

  - An alternative to blurred or blocked out faces for people giving interviews or whistle blowing
  - Allow people to testify in court (virtually) without revealing their identity and risking retaliation

Re: Deep Live Cam: Real-time face swapping and one-click video deepfake tool

#122
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That's because the state is forcing them to.

The state has never stopped the funding of terrorism. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/us-taxpayers-may-funding-ta...

Sure, but that doesn't mean it wants competition in that space.

Re: Deep Live Cam: Real-time face swapping and one-click video deepfake tool

#123
Neil DeGrasse Tyson says it best the Internet will die because of this type of technology https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AxM2XTwaaUA

AI will kill the Internet we know today and the new one im guessing you will have to have a Internet license attached to your identity which is backed by your internet reputation which you always want to keep it high for veracity/validity! You can still post anonymously but it wont hold as much weight compared to you posting using your verified Internet identity. This idea of mine i posted good number of times here and it gets downvoted but with the IRS in bed with ID.Me (elon musk is involved with them in some capacity) you can see what i mention with ID.me and the IRS being a small step in this direction. Otherwise no one uses the Internet (zero trust of it) .. it dies and we go back to reading books and meeting in person (doesnt sound all that bad yet ive never read a book before).

Re: Deep Live Cam: Real-time face swapping and one-click video deepfake tool

#124

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Of all the things you can build with AI, why this? That can be asked of 90% of what's come out of the latest AI bubble so far. Like a lot of technology, AI has so much potential for good. And we use it for things like games that simulate killing one another, or making fake news web sites, or pushing people to riot over lies, or making 12-year-olds addicted to apps, or eliminating the jobs of people who need those job…

> AI has so much potential for good. Like what?

My wife used ChatGPT and Adobe’s AI to design our wedding outfits so there’s that. Turned out great!

Re: Deep Live Cam: Real-time face swapping and one-click video deepfake tool

#126

Technically impressive but I fail to see a good use case for it that's not related to propaganda or scam and the website doesn't seem to list one either.

Just a few off the top of my head: Movies and TV: - As an alternative to motion capture for animation - As an alternative to existing de-aging CGI when you want to flash back to a younger version of a character (especially for cases where newer sequels are being made for much older movies) - As an easy way to get some additional footage if an actor no longer looks the part In a professional setting: - Conduct job int…

None of these uses - most of which benefit a slim percentage of society or are needlessly complicated by this technology - outweigh the severe downsides to society. It's the apex of foolishness to act glibly about this.

This all ends extremely badly.

Re: Deep Live Cam: Real-time face swapping and one-click video deepfake tool

#127

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> I wonder how politics can be transacted in such an environment. Codes and seals predate computers (by quite a bit.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_(cryptography) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(emblem)

Those are relevant to the workings of government. The process of politicians debating and getting elected is going to have to be much more local. Just look at how easy it is to spread misinformation now.

My hope is that we (as a global society) re-learn to value honor and honesty.

> The process of politicians debating and getting elected is going to have to be much more local.

I'm no expert on government but that seems like it would be a good thing. IMO the best but most expensive form of government is Quaker-style Consensus Decision Making:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaker_decision-making

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making

Re: Deep Live Cam: Real-time face swapping and one-click video deepfake tool

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I can't find anything to support your claim about weapons. Seems pretty much all online arms dealers I can find selling anything from grenades, machine guns, and even rocket launchers take credit cards and I'm fairly certain stores also accept them too.

> grenades, machine guns, and even rocket launchers Umm, yeah - what country are you buying live grenadesor working rocket launcher online with a Mastercard? Cuz it’s not the US or Canada. And if it’s not a live grenade or working rocket launcher, it’s no different than any hunk of metal.

uh. yeah... us and canada are a tiny fraction of the world, also what is really buying using visa or mastercard? if i use visa to byy crypto and then get explosives (which can be transparently done) there is nothing they can or will do about it... - buying things online has nothing to do with countries or borders, nor is it always clear, to payment providers or even customers, what kind of scheme enables a payment..
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