You know that deepfakes can be devastating to one's reputation and are very difficult to detect if created correctly. Microsoft thought of tackling this problem with the release of a tool that can detect them.
The threat of deepfakes is so significant that Facebook has banned all deepfake content. However, the biggest obstacle is how if the creator has knowledge they look very convincing. So locating and confirming a deepfake is very difficult.
Facebook bans deepfakes and Photoshopped photos because they deceive 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 video για να αναζητήσει τις “ραφές” που έχουν μείνει πίσω από τη δημιουργία ενός deepfake. Αυτές οι ραφές είναι αόρατες στα ανθρώπινα eyea, but a computer can detect them using frame-by-frame analysis.
To prevent any reverse engineering of the new technology, Microsoft Video Authenticator is not publicly released. Microsoft distributes the application της μόνο σε οργανισμούς ειδήσεων και πολιτικά κόμματα. Έτσι μπορούν να χρησιμοποιήσουν το εργαλείο για να διαχωρίσουν το πραγματικό από το false.
However, Microsoft announced a second technology to detect deepfakes. The company recommends one system where a content creator can tag their videos with a unique “signature”. If the video is edited, a different signature from the original will be created, identifying the 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 be ubiquitous in about three to five years, so we need to develop these tools for the future.
However, as detection capabilities 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.
