Podcast S4/E05: TorchFakes — Detecting deepfakes
Jaime Merino, Jorge González and Aarón Espasandín introduce TorchFakes, their deepfake detection project.

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Jaime Merino, Jorge González and Aarón Espasandín introduce TorchFakes, their deepfake detection project. We discuss the team’s motivation, the risks of disinformation and the challenges of developing a tool like this. The conversation connects technical work with questions about access to computing, new ways of creating content and how to get started in AI.
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0:34-Presentations
3:03- Project explanation
6:30- What did you want to be when you grew up?
13:10-Project motivation
15:40-What dangers are there with deepfakes?
17:45-What are the implications of deepfakes for the metaverse?
21:30-How optimistic are you about the metaverse?
23:30- AI prediction 10 years from now
24:40- What risk could AI have in 10 years?
27:10-Fake news
30:15-The future of TorchFakes
32:10-Entry barriers for the project
34:40-Do you think there will be a lot of inequality in access to computing?
39:30-Do you think young people should learn about artificial intelligence?
42:30. Recommendation for someone who wants to enter this field
54:40. Social networks
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A story from the Saturdays.AI community. Originally published on Aug 31, 2022.
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