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Identifying Computer-Generated Faces

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It’s the eyes:

The researchers note that in many cases, users can simply zoom in on the eyes of a person they suspect may not be real to spot the pupil irregularities. They also note that it would not be difficult to write software to spot such errors and for social media sites to use it to remove such content. Unfortunately, they also note that now that such irregularities have been identified, the people creating the fake pictures can simply add a feature to ensure the roundness of pupils.

And the arms race continues….

Research paper.

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Propaganda as a Social Engineering Tool

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Remember WYSIWYG? What you see is what you get. That was a simpler time in technology; you knew what the end result would be during the development stage. There were no surprises. Technology moved on, though. Now, the mantra should be, “don’t automati… Continue reading Propaganda as a Social Engineering Tool→

Detecting Deep Fakes with a Heartbeat

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Researchers can detect deep fakes because they don’t convincingly mimic human blood circulation in the face:

In particular, video of a person’s face contains subtle shifts in color that result from pulses in blood circulation. You might imagine that t… Continue reading Detecting Deep Fakes with a Heartbeat→