How You Can Digitally Resurrect Dead People And How Caring For The Environment Is Good For Your Wallet
Want to make twice or thrice the amount of money you make in a year? Care more for the environment. Why do animal shelters kill animals, anyway? And then, if you can’t tell what’s real from what’s fake on-screen, what does this mean for your reality?
This Episode’s Highlights:
- How caring for the environment can mean more money in your bank account
- Animal shelters in Los Angeles reduce the amount of animals they euthanize by around 40%
- Astoundingly perfect Deepfakes and how they can seriously impact how society perceives reality
- … and more!
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(Scroll Down for Time Stamps, Highlights, Key Links, and Everything Else 👇)
Time Stamps:
- 00:00 … Episode Preview
- 00:53 … Welcome to the Show
- 01:43 … The story of Sadiman, the Indonesian eco-warrior
- 04:56 … Animal shelters in L.A. achieves “no-kill” status
- 06:43 … Why do animal shelters euthanize some animals?
- 09:05 … What can we do to help animal shelters (and sheltered animals)?
- 12:33 … Perfect Deepfakes that make you question reality
- 14:49 … What exactly is a Deepfake?
- 16:13 … How do Deepfakes work, how are they made, and what things can be turned into Deepfakes?
- 19:43 … How could hyper-real Deepfakes affect you, me, and society at large?
- 22:15 … How Deepfakes could be used for good
- 26:26 … How can you tell if something is a Deepfake?
- 28:03 … What can you do to avoid being manipulated by Deepfakes?
- 31:07 … Featured Track
- 32:45 … Episode wrap-up, the secret link, and a parting thought from Elon Musk
Episode Highlight: Perfect Deepfakes That Make You Question Reality⚡
Deepfake Tom Cruise
The Deepfake Tom Cruise account on TikTok is an example of what today’s VFX artists can accomplish with current technology. Scroll down further to see how Chris Ume — the man behind the account — makes it happen.
Deepfake Salvador Dalí
This Deepfaked Salvador Dalí greets visitors, talks about his art, and takes selfies with people and sends it out to them (if they want them) at The Salvador Dalí Museum in Florida.
Behind the scenes: How Chris Ume does his Tom Cruise Deepfakes
Episode Highlight: How To Make Your Own Deepfake⚡
There are a number of apps out there that you can download and use to make your own Deepfakes, but here’s the quickest way to make your own: use MyHeritage’s Deep Nostalgia — it’s a free web-based service that lets you upload a photo and they’ll do the rest (they just ask you to create a free account if you use it).
Here’s a childhood photo of myself, side-by-side with the resulting Deepfaked video 👇
As a side note: please be considerate when using tools like these, especially when it involves other people and other people’s media. Ask ’em first before making anything of this sort of thing if it has to do with their person.
Key Links 🔑
- Once called crazy, Indonesian eco-warrior turns arid hills green
- Los Angeles officially becomes ‘no-kill’ city as animal shelters achieve 90% save rate
- 3 Big Reasons Why Animal Shelters Euthanize Pets
- Deepfakes | Deepfake Detection Challenge
- Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and her dad: Should we make holograms of the dead?
- More than 200 complaints made over ‘deepfake’ Queen’s speech
- Fraudsters Used AI to Mimic CEO’s Voice in Unusual Cybercrime Case
Secret Link 🕵️♂️
Featured Track 🎶
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🌐 U2 | Official Website | Where The Streets Have No Name
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