Insanely accurate Tom Cruise deepfake goes viral on TikTok TikTok: deeptomcruiseTikTok users have been spooked by an uncanny deepfake of actor Tom Cruise that\u2019s going viral on the app, with many mistaking him as the real-deal at first glance. Deepfaking is something that people have been both fascinated and terrified by for some time now. The technology allows you to replace the faces of people in existing videos, using machine learning to make the final product look practically real. The technology is becoming so advanced that people are calling for governments to put limitations on deepfaking in order to protect people, with some videos being used for illegal purposes. In the past, TikTok stars Addison Rae and Dixie D\u2019Amelio have responded to people making inappropriate deepfakes of them online, with celebrities and influencers being a prime target. However, not everyone who is utlizing the deepfake technology has bad intentions, as some are using it to create funny videos online. Read More: What is the Hamster Cult on TikTok? – TikTok user \u2018deeptomcruise\u2019 is the perfect example of this, making videos of his Tom Cruise deepfake that are now gaining traction on the app. The videos see the mystery person almost seamlessly blended with the popular American actor, even getting his voice and mannerisms down perfectly. The fake Tom Cruise acts out several scenarios, playing golf, and talking about his podcast. Users were astounded by the accuracy of the impression, and slightly concerned about how the deepfake aspect is almost undetectable for some. \u201cOne of the best deepfakes I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d one user said, \u201cthe voice is really good too, could be artificial as well.\u201d Read More: Tommyinnit responds after TikTok ban – Another commenter wrote, \u201cthese deepfakes are getting worryingly good. How the heck can we trust what we see on TV.\u201d While the impression was thoroughly convincing, some eagle-eyed viewers pointed out ways in which you can tell it\u2019s a deepfake. \u201cCheck the reflection of his face on the table when he gets up again, frame by frame,\u201d one person explained, \u201cthe algorithm struggles (just a tiny bit) with the reflective bar.\u201d At the time of writing the account has only uploaded three videos, but many are fascinated with the bizarrely real-looking deepfake and are awaiting more Tom Cruise content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Insanely accurate Tom Cruise deepfake goes viral on TikTok TikTok: deeptomcruiseTikTok users have been spooked by an uncanny deepfake of actor Tom Cruise that\u2019s going viral on the app, with many mistaking him as the real-deal at first glance. Deepfaking is something that people have been both fascinated and terrified by for some time now. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}