{"id":2805,"date":"2021-02-03T18:48:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1337434"},"modified":"2021-02-03T18:48:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:48:19","slug":"watch-singer-uses-deepfake-ai-to-transform-into-bowie-trump-and-zuckerberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2805","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Singer uses Deepfake AI to transform into Bowie, Trump, and Zuckerberg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Musician Steven Wilson has released a creepy Deepfake music video for his new single \u201cSelf.\u201d<\/p>\n

The prog rocker used the deep learning technique to swap faces with a range of celebrities \u2014 while holding on to his hair.<\/p>\n

The full choir includes Donald Trump, Brad Pitt, Mark Zuckerberg, and David Bowie, the sole deceased member.<\/p>\n

Wilson said the song examines narcissism and celebrity in the digital age:<\/p>\n

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The video takes things further by exploring the idea that anyone can now project a version or \u2018self\u2019 that has no bearing on reality, and by using only well-known faces the deception is made transparent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Director Mike Skarin used the open-source DeepFaceLab<\/a> system to transform Wilson\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

Skarin said the idea emerged from discussions about our evolving identities in the digital age:<\/p>\n

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One of the most intriguing new developments in recent years have been the ability to create Deepfakes, where a computer runs a machine learning algorithm to predict what one face would look like in another\u2019s pose. Anyone with the right tools and ability can now turn themselves into anyone else, so what does that mean for identity?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n