deepfake

or deep fake

[ deep-feyk ]

noun

1. a fake, digitally manipulated video or audio file produced by using deep learning, an advanced type of machine learning, and typically featuring a person’s likeness and voice in a situation that did not actually occur:

   Pornographic deepfakes have caused real harm to women whose faces have been superimposed over those of porn actresses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deepfake¹

First recorded in 2015–20; deep (learning) ( def ) + fake ¹( def )

Example Sentences

A survey shows that most Americans have seen a deepfake in recent months, and most worry about AI-generated misinformation influencing elections.

From Los Angeles Times

The survey, commissioned by the cybersecurity company McAfee, found that 63% of the people interviewed had seen a deepfake in the previous 60 days, with 15% exposed to 10 or more.

From Los Angeles Times

“We all can be susceptible” to a deepfake, he said, “especially when it’s confirming a natural bias that we already have.”

From Los Angeles Times

A survey shows that most Americans have seen a deepfake in recent months, and most worry about AI-generated misinformation influencing elections.

From Los Angeles Times

The deepfake service used to create fake nudes of schoolgirls in Spain and South Korea also runs its full service, including payment, on Telegram.

From BBC