DeepFaceLive face swapping

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DeepFaceLive is an open-source tool released that enables users to swap their faces with other people in real-time on Skype, Zoom, Twitch and other video-based streaming and messaging systems.

DeepFaceLive was created by secretive Russian developer Ivan Petrov (aka 'Iperov') and released in August 2021. Petrov has also been credited with helping develop DeepFaceLab, the most widely used open-source tool for creating deepfakes.

DeepFaceLive has proved popular with TikTok users and content creators for a range of purposes, including transforming themselves into celebrities.

Operator: DeepFaceLive
Developer: Ivan Petrov
Country: Russia
Sector: Technology
Purpose: Transform identity
Technology: Deepfake - video; Generative adversarial network (GAN); Neural network; Deep learning; Machine learning Β 
Issue: Privacy; Ethics; Dual/multi-use; Mis/disinformation
Transparency: Governance

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The ease with which DeepFaceLive can be made to spoof biometric systems, commit fraud, create revenge porn, concoct and disseminate misinformation and disinformation, and other forms of misuse and abuse, has drawn criticism.Β 

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Type: System
Published: September 2021
Last updated: June 2024