Does Microsoft Video Authenticator detect deepfakes?

You know that deepfakes can be devastating to one's reputation and are very difficult to detect if created properly. This problem Microsoft thought to address by releasing a that can detect them.

The threat of deepfakes is so significant, it caused Facebook to ban every one deepfake. However, the biggest obstacle is how if the creator has knowledge they look very convincing. So the and confirming a deepfake is very difficult.

Facebook prohibits deepfakes and Photoshopped because they cheat users.

As mentioned in Microsoft On the Issues, the company wants to change that with a new tool. It's called Microsoft Video Authenticator and it analyzes videos to look for the "seams" left behind by creating a deepfake. These seams are invisible to the human eye, but a computer can detect them using frame-by-frame analysis.

To prevent any reverse engineering of the new s, Microsoft Video Authenticator is not publicly released. Microsoft distributes its app only to news organizations and political parties. So they can use the tool to separate the real from the fake.

However, Microsoft has announced a second technology for detecting deepfakes. The company proposes a system where a content creator can add tags to his videos with a unique "signature". If the video is edited, a different signature will be created than the original, specifying deepfake.

Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse author Nina Schick states:

The only really common use we have seen so far is non-consensual pornography against women.

However, they are expected to become ubiquitous in about three to five years, so we should develop these for the future.

However, as the possibilities will improve, so will the ability to create.

Deepfakes are a major issue for media credibility and companies need a way to separate them.

Microsoft has released the tool to detect edited videos, however, we do not know if it is enough to locate deepfake creators it has not yet seen.

iGuRu.gr The Best Technology Site in Greecefgns

every post, directly to your

Join the 2.100 registrants.

Written by giorgos

George still wonders what he's doing here ...

Leave a reply

Your email address is not published. Required fields are mentioned with *

Your message will not be published if:
1. Contains insulting, defamatory, racist, offensive or inappropriate comments.
2. Causes harm to minors.
3. It interferes with the privacy and individual and social rights of other users.
4. Advertises products or services or websites.
5. Contains personal information (address, phone, etc.).