Download or read book Exploring Deepfakes written by Bryan Lyon and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the innovative world of deepfakes and generative AI for face replacement with this full-color guide Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key FeaturesUnderstand what deepfakes are, their history, and how to use the technology ethicallyGet well-versed with the workflow and processes involved to create your own deepfakesLearn how to apply the lessons and techniques of deepfakes to your own problemsBook Description Applying Deepfakes will allow you to tackle a wide range of scenarios creatively. Learning from experienced authors will help you to intuitively understand what is going on inside the model. You'll learn what deepfakes are and what makes them different from other machine learning techniques, and understand the entire process from beginning to end, from finding faces to preparing them, training the model, and performing the final swap. We'll discuss various uses for face replacement before we begin building our own pipeline. Spending some extra time thinking about how you collect your input data can make a huge difference to the quality of the final video. We look at the importance of this data and guide you with simple concepts to understand what your data needs to really be successful. No discussion of deepfakes can avoid discussing the controversial, unethical uses for which the technology initially became known. We'll go over some potential issues, and talk about the value that deepfakes can bring to a variety of educational and artistic use cases, from video game avatars to filmmaking. By the end of the book, you'll understand what deepfakes are, how they work at a fundamental level, and how to apply those techniques to your own needs. What you will learnGain a clear understanding of deepfakes and their creationUnderstand the risks of deepfakes and how to mitigate themCollect efficient data to create successful deepfakesGet familiar with the deepfakes workflow and its stepsExplore the application of deepfakes methods to your own generative needsImprove results by augmenting data and avoiding overtrainingExamine the future of deepfakes and other generative AIsUse generative AIs to increase video content resolutionWho this book is for This book is for AI developers, data scientists, and anyone looking to learn more about deepfakes or techniques and technologies from Deepfakes to help them generate new image data. Working knowledge of Python programming language and basic familiarity with OpenCV, Pillow, Pytorch, or Tensorflow is recommended to get the most out of the book.
Download or read book Deepfakes written by Nina Schick and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncover everything you need to know about "deepfakes" and what could become the biggest information and communications meltdown in world history. In a world of deepfakes, it will soon be impossible to tell what is real and what isn't. As advances in artificial intelligence, video creation, and online trolling continue, deepfakes pose not only a real threat to democracy -- they threaten to take voter manipulation to unprecedented new heights. This crisis of misinformation which we now face has since been dubbed the "Infocalypse." In DEEPFAKES, investigative journalist Nina Schick uses her expertise from working in the field to reveal shocking examples of deepfakery and explain the dangerous political consequences of the Infocalypse, both in terms of national security and what it means for public trust in politics. This all-too-timely book also unveils what this all means for us as individuals, how deepfakes will be used to intimidate and to silence, for revenge and fraud, and just how truly unprepared governments and tech companies are for what's coming.
Download or read book How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News written by Noah Giansiracusa and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From deepfakes to GPT-3, deep learning is now powering a new assault on our ability to tell what's real and what's not, bringing a whole new algorithmic side to fake news. On the other hand, remarkable methods are being developed to help automate fact-checking and the detection of fake news and doctored media. Success in the modern business world requires you to understand these algorithmic currents, and to recognize the strengths, limits, and impacts of deep learning--especially when it comes to discerning the truth and differentiating fact from fiction. This book tells the stories of this algorithmic battle for the truth and how it impacts individuals and society at large. In doing so, it weaves together the human stories and what's at stake here, a simplified technical background on how these algorithms work, and an accessible survey of the research literature exploring these various topics. How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News is an accessible, broad account of the various ways that data-driven algorithms have been distorting reality and rendering the truth harder to grasp. From news aggregators to Google searches to YouTube recommendations to Facebook news feeds, the way we obtain information today is filtered through the lens of tech giant algorithms. The way data is collected, labelled, and stored has a big impact on the machine learning algorithms that are trained on it, and this is a main source of algorithmic bias - which gets amplified in harmful data feedback loops. Don't be afraid: with this book you'll see the remedies and technical solutions that are being applied to oppose these harmful trends. There is hope. .
Download or read book Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse written by Nina Schick and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nina Schick is alerting us to a danger from the future that is already here." - Adam Boulton, Editor at Large, Sky News "Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse is an urgent, thoughtful and thoroughly-researched book that raises uncomfortable questions about the way that information is being distorted by states and individuals... A must-read." - Greg Williams, Editor in Chief of WIRED UK "Essential reading for any one interested about the shocking way information is and will be manipulated." - Lord Edward Vaizey "Schick's Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse is a short, sharp book that hits you like a punch in the stomach." - Nick Cohen, The Observer "Deep Fakes is an uncomfortable but gripping read, probing the way in which the internet has been flooded with disinformation and dark arts propaganda." - Jim Pickard, Chief Political Correspondent, Financial Times "A searing insight into a world so many of us find difficult to understand. I was gripped from the first page." - Iain Dale, Broadcaster "With this powerful book, Nina Schick has done us all a great public service...It's your civic duty to read it." - Jamie Susskind, author of Future Politics "Gripping, alarming and morally vital." - Ian Dunt, Host of Remainiacs Podcast Deep Fakes are coming, and we are not ready. Advanced AI technology is now able to create video of people doing things they never did, in places they have never been, saying things they never said. In the hands of rogue states, terrorists, criminals or crazed individuals, they represent a disturbing new threat to democracy and personal liberty. Deep Fakes can be misused to shift public opinion, swing Presidential elections, or blackmail, coerce, and silence individuals. And when combined with the destabilising overload of disinformation that has been dubbed 'the Infocalypse', we are potentially facing a danger of world-changing proportions. Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse is International Political Technology Advisor Nina Schick's stark warning about a future we all need to understand before it's too late.
Download or read book Image based Sexual Abuse written by Nicola Henry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the causes and consequences of image-based sexual abuse in a digital era. Image-based sexual abuse refers to the taking or sharing of nude or sexual photographs or videos of another person without their consent. It includes a diversity of behaviours beyond that of "revenge porn", such as the secret trading of nude or sexual images online; "upskirting", "downblousing" and other "creepshots"; blackmail or "sextortion" scams; the use of artificial intelligence to construct "deepfake" pornographic videos; threats to distribute photographs and videos without consent; and the taking or sharing of sexual assault imagery. This book investigates the pervasiveness and experiences of these harms, as well as the raft of legal and non-legal measures that have been introduced to better respond to and prevent image-based sexual abuse. The book draws on groundbreaking empirical research, including surveys in three countries with over 6,000 respondents and over 100 victim-survivor and stakeholder interviews. Guided by theoretical frameworks from gender studies, sociology, criminology, law and psychology, the authors argue that image-based sexual abuse is more commonly perpetrated by men than women, and that perpetration is higher among some groups, including younger and sexuality minority men. Although the motivations of perpetrators vary, a dominant theme to emerge was that of power and control. The gendered nature of the abuse means that it is best understood as a "continuum of sexual violence" because victim-survivors often experience it as part of a broader pattern of gendered harassment, violence and abuse. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, law and psychology. Image-based Sexual Abuse is also an essential resource for activists, legal and policy practitioners, technology companies and victim-survivors seeking to understand the deeply complex nature of intimate-image sharing in a digital era.
Download or read book Deep Fakes written by Michael Filimowicz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep Fakes: Algorithms and Society focuses on the use of artificial intelligence technologies to produce fictitious photorealistic audiovisual clips that are indistinguishable from traditional video media. For over a century, the indexical relationship of the photographic image, and its related media of film and video, to the scene of capture has served as a basis for truth claims. Historically, the iconicity of these images has featured a causal traceback to actual light rays in a particular time and space, which were fixed by chemical reactions or digital sensors to the resultant image. Today, photorealistic audiovisual media can be generated from deep learning networks that sever any connection to an actual event. Should society instantiate new regimes to manage this new challenge to our sense of reality and the traditional evidential capacities of the ‘mechanical image’? How do these images generate information disorder while also providing the basis for legitimate tools used in entertainment and creative industries? Scholars and students from many backgrounds, as well as policymakers, journalists and the general reading public, will find a multidisciplinary approach to questions posed by deep fake research from Communication, International Studies, Writing and Rhetoric.
Download or read book Deep Fakes Fake News and Misinformation in Online Teaching and Learning Technologies written by Blankenship, Rebecca J. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choosing the right technologies to match student learning outcomes in today's technology-integrated classrooms presents educators and instructional designers with multiple curricula and instructional design challenges including selecting appropriate technologies to match desired student learning outcomes. As students continue to have broad access to information from a variety of web-based platforms, educators and educational professionals are increasingly tasked with ensuring the information used to complete key assignments or tasks is authentic and from a verifiable resource. As such, the era of deep fakes in images, audios, videos, and digital texts is more prevalent than ever as numerous programs using artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly alter original content to fundamentally change the intent of original content. Moreover, students are being bombarded by a plethora of information that is either intentionally or mistakenly false and must be navigated with care. Accordingly, educators and educational professionals are now tasked with employing best practices to not only teach basic digital literacy and citizenship skills but also to recognize how technology-immersed learning environments interact with deep fakes and misinformation while equipping students with the tools necessary to recognize authentic and altered content. Deep Fakes, Fake News, and Misinformation in Online Teaching and Learning Technologies is a critical reference source that addresses rising concerns of students’ ability to navigate the multitude of false and altered information and content that is easily accessible through online platforms. The chapters go into deeper detail about how deep fakes, fake news, and mis- and dis-information have the potential of negatively affecting the fields of teaching and learning and the importance of student access to content-related tasks from legitimate, vetted resources that accurately reflect the desired information the student means to convey. The book seeks to reinforce the importance of digital literacy and digital citizenship among adolescents. This book is essential for teaching faculty, higher education faculty, higher education administrators, educational software developers, security specialists, information specialists, media specialists, librarians, educational researchers, and students looking for information on how deep fakes and fake news are being navigated within the context of online teaching and educational technologies.
Download or read book Exploring the Ethical Implications of Generative AI written by Ara, Aftab and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), an ever-evolving technology, holds immense promise across various industries, from healthcare to content generation. However, its rapid advancement has also given rise to profound ethical concerns. Illicit black-market industries exploit generative AI for counterfeit imagery, and in educational settings, biases and misinformation perpetuate. These issues underscore the need to grapple with the risks accompanying generative AI integration. Exploring the Ethical Implications of Generative AI emerges as a wellspring of insight for discerning academic scholars. It sets the stage by acknowledging generative AI's multifaceted potential and its capacity to reshape industries. The book addresses these complex ethical concerns, offering a comprehensive analysis and providing a roadmap for responsible AI development and usage. Its intended audience spans business leaders, policymakers, scholars, and individuals passionate about the ethical dimensions of AI.
Download or read book EXPLORING LEGAL SAFEGUARDS FOR PERSONALITY RIGHTS IN THE ERA OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE written by Dr. Amit Singh , Ms. Nidhi Shanker and published by Laxmi Book Publication. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artificial Intelligence (AI) encompasses the ability of computers or robots to execute tasks that typically require human capabilities. Such tasks include speech recognition, language translation, decision-making, and visual perception. AI is categorized into narrow AI, artificial general intelligence (AGI), and artificial super intelligence (ASI). AGI aims to match human-level performance across all tasks, while ASI surpasses human intelligence in all areas. Currently, AI focuses on specific tasks, with AGI development largely undisclosed.
Download or read book Algorithms and Law written by Martin Ebers and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Algorithms permeate our lives in numerous ways, performing tasks that until recently could only be carried out by humans. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, based on machine learning algorithms and big-data-powered systems, can perform sophisticated tasks such as driving cars, analyzing medical data, and evaluating and executing complex financial transactions - often without active human control or supervision. Algorithms also play an important role in determining retail pricing, online advertising, loan qualification, and airport security. In this work, Martin Ebers and Susana Navas bring together a group of scholars and practitioners from across Europe and the US to analyze how this shift from human actors to computers presents both practical and conceptual challenges for legal and regulatory systems. This book should be read by anyone interested in the intersection between computer science and law, how the law can better regulate algorithmic design, and the legal ramifications for citizens whose behavior is increasingly dictated by algorithms.
Download or read book Information Systems Security written by Vallipuram Muthukkumarasamy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-08 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the19th International Conference on Information Systems Security, ICISS 2023, held in Raipur, India, during December 16–20, 2023. The 18 full papers and 10 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 78 submissions. They are organized in topical sections as follows: systems security, network security, security in AI/ML, privacy, cryptography, blockchains.
Download or read book From Deep Learning to Rational Machines written by Cameron J. Buckner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides a framework for thinking about foundational philosophical questions surrounding machine learning as an approach to artificial intelligence. Specifically, it links recent breakthroughs in deep learning to classical empiricist philosophy of mind. In recent assessments of deep learning's current capabilities and future potential, prominent scientists have cited historical figures from the perennial philosophical debate between nativism and empiricism, which primarily concerns the origins of abstract knowledge. These empiricists were generally faculty psychologists; that is, they argued that the active engagement of general psychological faculties-such as perception, memory, imagination, attention, and empathy-enables rational agents to extract abstract knowledge from sensory experience. This book explains a number of recent attempts to model roles attributed to these faculties in deep neural network based artificial agents by appeal to the faculty psychology of philosophers such as Aristotle, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), John Locke David Hume, William James, and Sophie de Grouchy. It illustrates the utility of this interdisciplinary connection by showing how it can provide benefits to both philosophy and computer science: computer scientists can continue to mine the history of philosophy for ideas and aspirational targets to hit on the way to more robustly rational artificial agents, and philosophers can see how some of the historical empiricists' most ambitious speculations can be realized in specific computational systems"--
Download or read book Deepfake Unmasked written by Rob Botwright and published by Rob Botwright. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing "Deepfake Unmasked: The Era of Big Data, Machine Learning, and Artificial Duplicity" – A Mind-Opening Journey into the World of Deepfakes 📚 Get ready for a captivating exploration of one of the most compelling and controversial subjects of our time with our book bundle, "Deepfake Unmasked." Dive deep into the world of deepfake technology, where reality and artificiality merge to shape our future. 🌐 In an age dominated by data and fueled by machine learning, deepfakes have emerged as both a technological marvel and a cause for concern. This comprehensive bundle comprises four thought-provoking volumes, each offering unique insights into the deepfake phenomenon: 📘 Book 1 - Deepfake Dystopia: Unmasking the Dark Side of Artificial Duplicity in the Age of Big Data · Discover the sinister potential of deepfakes in manipulating reality, privacy breaches, and threats to security. · Explore the dystopian landscape where technology meets deception. 📘 Book 2 - Deceptive Realities: Exploring the Technological Marvel of Deepfakes Amidst the Big Data Revolution · Delve into the astonishing capabilities of machine learning and artificial intelligence that empower deepfakes. · Navigate the ethical tightrope walk between reality and fabrication. 📘 Book 3 - The Ethical Labyrinth of Deepfakes: Navigating Machine Learning, Big Data, and Artificial Duplicity · Confront the moral dilemmas surrounding deepfakes, including questions of consent, transparency, and accountability. · Establish ethical frameworks for responsible deepfake creation and usage. 📘 Book 4 - Deepfake and Society: Charting the Impact of Artificial Duplicity in the Landscape of Big Data and Machine Learning · Explore how deepfakes have infiltrated politics, media, and personal relationships. · Gain a comprehensive understanding of our society's evolving landscape in the wake of this transformative technology. 🧐 What Makes "Deepfake Unmasked" a Must-Have Bundle? · Comprehensive Insights: Gain a 360-degree understanding of deepfakes from the dark side to ethical considerations and societal impacts. · Expert Perspectives: Our books are authored by industry experts and thought leaders in the field of AI, machine learning, and data ethics. · Timely and Relevant: Stay informed about the rapidly evolving landscape of technology and its implications on our lives. · Ethical Frameworks: Learn how to navigate the ethical complexities of deepfake technology responsibly. 📈 As deepfake technology continues to shape our world, "Deepfake Unmasked" equips you with the knowledge and insights needed to engage with this transformative phenomenon critically. 💡 Don't miss your chance to uncover the truth behind deepfakes and explore the ethical, social, and technological dimensions of this groundbreaking technology. Purchase "Deepfake Unmasked" now and embark on a mind-opening journey into the era of big data, machine learning, and artificial duplicity.
Download or read book Exploring Extended Realities written by Andrew Kissel and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume highlights interdisciplinary research on the ethical, metaphysical, and experimental dimensions of extended reality technologies, including virtual and augmented realities. It explores themes connected to the nature of virtual objects, the value of virtual experiences and relationships, experimental ethics, moral psychology in the metaverse, and game/simulation design. Extended Reality (XR) refers to a family of technologies aiming to augment (AR) or virtually replace (VR) human experience. The chapters in this volume represent cutting-edge research on XR experiences from a wide range of approaches including philosophy, psychology, Africana studies, and the cognitive sciences. They are organized around three guiding questions. Part 1, "What is Extended Reality?", contains a series of chapters examining metaphysical questions about virtual objects, actions, and worlds. Part 2, "Is There an Ethics for Extended Realities?", includes chapters that address ethical questions that arise within XR experiences. Finally, Part 3, "What Can We Do with Extended Realities?", features chapters from a diverse group of social scientists on the potential uses of XR as an investigative and educational tool, including its strengths and pitfalls. Exploring Extended Realities will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of technology, metaphysics, moral psychology, applied ethics, and game studies.
Download or read book The Media Savvy Middle School Classroom written by Susan Brooks-Young and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Media-Savvy Middle School Classroom is a practical guide for teachers of Grades 5-8 who want to help their students achieve mastery of media literacy skills. Today’s fake news, alternative facts, and digital manipulations are compromising the critical thinking and well-being of middle grade learners already going through significant personal changes. This actionable book prepares teachers to help their students become informed consumers of online resources. Spanning correct source use, personal versus expert opinions, deliberate disinformation, social media, and more, these ready-to-use activities can be integrated directly into existing language arts and mathematics lesson plans.
Download or read book GENERATIVE AI INNOVATIONS Exploring Advanced Techniques and Applications in Modern AI written by DR. A. SEENU and published by BUDHA PUBLICATION. This book was released on with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON VISUAL ARTS TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS MARKET DYNAMICS ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND HUMAN CREATIVITY written by KHRITISH SWARGIARY and published by GOOGLE. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research investigates the multifaceted impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on visual arts, drawing upon data collected from 18 respondents from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and 16 respondents from the Royal College of Art (RCA). Employing a mixed-methods approach, including qualitative and quantitative analyses, the study examines the implications of AI-generated art for artistic practice, market valuation, ethical dilemmas, and collaborative creativity. Through interviews, focus groups, surveys, and observational studies conducted across art institutes, galleries, and AI research labs, the research identifies key themes such as the integration of AI technologies like GANs and transformer models in artistic processes, market acceptance, and valuation of AI-generated artworks. Findings reveal concerns about authorship, authenticity, and the displacement of human artists, with a mean rating of 8.0 for concerns about authorship in AI-generated art among SAIC respondents and 8.2 among RCA respondents. Additionally, the study highlights the collaborative potential of AI in enhancing human creativity. Overall, a balanced approach is essential to responsibly integrate AI in the art world, respecting ethical considerations while preserving the essence of human creativity amidst technological advancements.
