A technique called deepfake is worrying people. It could create more fake news and trick people. The word “deepfake” is a combination of “deep learning” and “fake”. The software allows your face to replace the face of a talking president or movie star. The result is a fake video. Many people are worried the technology will be used in national elections. Deepfake could be used to trick people in elections. A new deepfake app called Zao has gone viral in China. It is number one on China’s iOS App Store chart. A Twitter user posted many Zao videos of himself in famous TV and movie scenes. He looks like the main actor in the movies The Hulk, Titanic, and in the TV fantasy drama Game of Thrones. Only people with a Chinese phone number can download the app. It cannot be downloaded from app stores in the USA or Europe.
Una técnica llamada deepfake preocupa a las personas. Podría crear más noticias falsas y engañar a la gente. La palabra “deepfake” es una combinación de “aprendizaje profundo” y “falso”. El software permite que su rostro reemplace el rostro de un presidente parlante o una estrella de cine. El resultado es un video falso. A muchas personas les preocupa que la tecnología se use en las elecciones nacionales. Deepfake podría usarse para engañar a la gente en las elecciones.
Una nueva aplicación de deepfake llamada Zao se ha vuelto viral en China. Es el número uno en el gráfico de la tienda de aplicaciones iOS de China. Un usuario de Twitter publicó muchos videos de Zao de sí mismo en famosas escenas de TV y películas. Parece el actor principal en las películas The Hulk, Titanic y en el drama de fantasía de TV Game of Thrones. Solo las personas con un número de teléfono chino pueden descargar la aplicación. No se puede descargar desde tiendas de aplicaciones en los Estados Unidos o Europa.
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A technique called deepfake (1) ___________________. It could create more fake news (2) ___________________. The word “deepfake” is (3) ___________________ “deep learning” and “fake”. The software allows your face (4) ___________________ face of a talking president or movie star. The (5) ___________________ fake video. Many people are worried the technology will be used in national elections. Deepfake could be used (6) ___________________ in elections.
A new deepfake app called Zao has (7) ___________________ China. It is (8) ___________________ China’s iOS App Store chart. A Twitter (9) ___________________ Zao videos of himself in famous TV and movie scenes. He looks (10) ___________________ actor in the movies The Hulk, Titanic, and in the (11) ___________________ Game of Thrones. Only people with a Chinese phone number can download the app. It cannot be downloaded (12) ___________________ in the USA or Europe.
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