Situational Awareness of Deepfake Technology

Abstract

This work is a situational awareness reporting of the deepfake technology, which is a technology where multimedia components such as video. Image or audio of an individual is distorted with the aim of disinforming or misinforming the content viewers. The technology first appeared in November, 2017, when a social media user posted an algorithm that used AI to create fake videos. This paper will discuss areas where deepfake has been applied, some researches of how to create deepfake, and also some researches on how to detect deepfake. The study is mainly to report this new technology thereby making the society aware of its existence and watching out for its use. Keywords: Deepfakes, Awareness, Security, Social Media, Online, Images, Videos, Users, Technology Aims Research Journal Reference Format: Olebara, C.C. (2020): Situational Awareness of Deepfake Technology”. Advances in Multidisciplinary Research Journal. Vol. 6, Pp 153-157. Article DOI: dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/V6N1P14. Available online at www.isteams.net/aimsjournal.