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What is today’s Word of the Day and how is it pronounced?
It's the word of the day podcast for July sixth. Today's word is deepfake, spelled as one word D E E
P F A K E. Deep fake is a noun. It refers to an image or recording that has been convincingly altered and manipulated to misrepresent someone as doing or saying something that was not actually done or said.
How is a deepfake defined and what does it aim to misrepresent?
Here's the word used in a sentence from the Hollywood Reporter. Overall, the deep fakes are impressive, if not maybe a tad uncanny, showing a near perfect replica of how Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood looked in the late seventies. The old maxim things aren't always what they seem seems more true than ever in the age of deepfakes. A deepfake is an image or a video or audio recording that has been edited using an algorithm to replace the person in the original with someone else, typically a public figure, in a way that makes it look authentic.
How does deep learning technology enable the creation of deepfakes?
The fake in deep fake is transparent. Deep fakes are Are not real. The deep is less self-explanatory.
Where can listeners learn more about the word and explore related content?
This half of the term is specifically influenced by deep learning. that is, machine learning using artificial neural networks with multiple layers of algorithms. With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolovsky.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is today’s Word of the Day and how is it pronounced?
0:06–0:33
2
How is a deepfake defined and what does it aim to misrepresent?
0:33–1:12
3
How does deep learning technology enable the creation of deepfakes?
1:12–1:20
4
Where can listeners learn more about the word and explore related content?
1:20–1:44