Many of the most convincing deepfake examples have been produced using impersonators capable of mimicking the source’s voice and gestures, as seen in this warning produced by BuzzFeed and comedian Jordan Peele using After Effects CC and FakeApp. The description of the TikTok account simply reads, "Parody. Videos show Cruise golfing, demonstrating a magic trick, or in banal situations, such as washing his hands. There's a still a hint of the uncanny valley about videos, but his mastery of the actor's voice and mannerisms along with advancing technology has resulted in some of the most convincing deepfake examples yet. ♬ original sound - Tomĭeepfakes have come so far that there's now a TikTok account dedicated entirely to Tom Cruise deepfakes. The most impressive deepfake examples to date 01 The deepfake Tom Cruise on TikTok your hands clean. Also see our article see our piece on the ethics of digital humans. Below we round up the deepfake examples that have most scared (and amused) people so far. However, the fear remains that the technology could be used for nefarious ends. The technology is also being used to produce corporate training videos, and even to train doctors. The technology offers genuinely interesting possibilities for various creative sectors, from dubbing, improving and repairing video to solving the uncanny valley effect in video games, avoiding actors having to repeat a fluffed line and the creation of apps that allow us to try on clothes or hairstyles.
Simple software tools such as FakeApp and DeepFaceLab have since made a comparable effect available to all. Hollywood has transposed real or fictional faces onto other actors, for example, bringing Peter Cushing back to life in 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but the technique used complex, expensive pipelines and face-mounted cameras.