ELI5: deepfake

high confidence

March 27, 2026

// explanation

// eli5A deepfake is like a really advanced drawing tool that uses computer brains (AI) to create fake videos or pictures of people [5]. Imagine if you could make a drawing of your friend doing something they never actually did - that's kind of what deepfakes do, but with videos that look super real [4]. Bad people sometimes use them to trick others or create mean videos [1].

// sources

[1]Deepfake - Wikipedia

Deepfakes have garnered widespread attention for their potential use in creating child sexual abuse material, celebrity pornographic videos, revenge porn, fake ...

[2]Governor Newsom signs bills to combat deepfake election content

Sep 17, 2024 ... Governor Gavin Newsom today signed three measures to remove deceptive content from large online platforms, increase accountability, and better inform voters.

[3]FinCEN Issues Alert on Fraud Schemes Involving Deepfake Media ...

Nov 13, 2024 ... FinCEN issued an alert to help financial institutions identify fraud schemes associated with the use of deepfake media created with generative artificial ...

[4]Contextualizing Deepfake Threats to Organizations

Sep 12, 2023 ... Deepfakes are a particularly concerning type of synthetic media that utilizes artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) to create ...

[5]What the heck is a deepfake? - UVA Information Security

A deepfake is an artificial image or video (a series of images) generated by a special kind of machine learning called “deep” learning (hence the name). There ...

[6]Deepfake Technology: Biggest Cybersecurity Threat | Explainedvideo

Video by Cybernews

[7]The DANGEROUS Deepfake Technology!video

Video by Dhruv Rathee Shorts

[8]Deepfakes | What is a Deepfake for Kids? | What is a deepfake and how do they work? | AI for Kidsvideo

Video by LearningMole

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