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We've been told that the antidote to deep fakes is supply chain security. It's troubling to hear that supply chain security is already broken and by fairly unso

We've been told that the antidote to deep fakes is supply chain security. It's troubling to hear that supply chain security is already broken and by fairly unsophisticated attackers from the sounds of it.

valleyer 7y ago
Is the term "deep fakes" commonly used to refer to counterfeit merchandise? I hadn't heard it used that way before.
- chii 7y ago
  I would not use deep fakes to refer to counterfeit goods. Deep fakes refers only to artificially generated videos of a real person (usually face, but it could include voice).
- gubbrora 7y ago
  No. Per wiki. Deepfake (a portmanteau of "deep learning" and "fake"[1]) is a technique for human image synthesis based on artificial intelligence. It is used to combine and superimpose existing images and videos onto source images or videos using a machine learning technique known as generative adversarial network.[2] The phrase "deepfake" was coined in 2017. Because of these capabilities, deepfakes have been used to create fake celebrity pornographic videos or revenge porn.[3] Deepfakes can also be used to create fake news and malicious hoaxes.[4][5]
- lithos 7y ago
  Look at the post history, it's a bot. Always posts something tangential and maybe sourced from forums of a topic that seems close.
  - colejohnson66 7y ago
    That doesn’t mean it’s a bot.
- mockery 7y ago
  I didn't read the parent post as using it that way - I believe they're saying that any claim that "supply chain security" (of videos) will combat deep fakes* isn't necessarily a credible model of security considering that the "real" supply chain (of physical goods) isn't apparently particularly secure. I don't think I actually agree, however. Things like hashing and cryptography make me inclined to believe a digital 'chain of custody' is easier to prove and validate than a physical one. ( *I'd never heard this before, but it's an interesting claim )

valleyer 7y ago

Is the term "deep fakes" commonly used to refer to counterfeit merchandise? I hadn't heard it used that way before.

chii 7y ago
I would not use deep fakes to refer to counterfeit goods. Deep fakes refers only to artificially generated videos of a real person (usually face, but it could include voice).
gubbrora 7y ago
No. Per wiki. Deepfake (a portmanteau of "deep learning" and "fake"[1]) is a technique for human image synthesis based on artificial intelligence. It is used to combine and superimpose existing images and videos onto source images or videos using a machine learning technique known as generative adversarial network.[2] The phrase "deepfake" was coined in 2017. Because of these capabilities, deepfakes have been used to create fake celebrity pornographic videos or revenge porn.[3] Deepfakes can also be used to create fake news and malicious hoaxes.[4][5]
lithos 7y ago
Look at the post history, it's a bot. Always posts something tangential and maybe sourced from forums of a topic that seems close.
- colejohnson66 7y ago
  That doesn’t mean it’s a bot.
mockery 7y ago
I didn't read the parent post as using it that way - I believe they're saying that any claim that "supply chain security" (of videos) will combat deep fakes* isn't necessarily a credible model of security considering that the "real" supply chain (of physical goods) isn't apparently particularly secure. I don't think I actually agree, however. Things like hashing and cryptography make me inclined to believe a digital 'chain of custody' is easier to prove and validate than a physical one. ( *I'd never heard this before, but it's an interesting claim )