You have to admit that humour goes a long way in relieving stress in what can be a very taxing daily existence. As technology continues to improve, creators are latching on this desire and need for light moments by building tools, services, platforms and apps that are benign at first look but whose use of technology opens a Pandora box.
Deepfake is a method of audiovisual content manipulation using machine learning. A recent rise to the global headlines is by the Chinese app – Zao, which was released on the iOS App Store. The app does one thing but does it well. It allows for users to convincingly superimpose their likeness on a character of their choosing, often a celebrity and thereafter share the content across the interwebs.
