Because It’s Friday – how old are deepfakes?

There is plenty of news around about deep fakes – we have all seen the fake videos of various politicians and celebrities saying things they never would.

But when was the first deep fake carried out:

xkcd: Deepfakes

Here is a deepfake from the past that made the news:

Piltdown Man: British archaeology’s greatest hoax | Archaeology | The Guardian

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles

Further Reading

A new tech standard aims to combat deepfakes – The Record by Recorded Future

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