Lamar used deepfakes in his music video. Deepfakes edit or create visual and aural information using generative neural network designs, such as autoencoders or generative adversarial networks (GANs).

Published: 2023-03-11

Kendrick Lamar, an American rapper, used deepfakes in his music video, explores Ryan Daws in an article for Artificialintelligence-news.com.

Deepfakes edit or create visual and aural information using generative neural network designs, such as autoencoders or generative adversarial networks (GANs).

Lamar is largely regarded as one of the all-time best rappers. He has repeatedly demonstrated, nevertheless, that his inventive thinking is not just confined to his rhyming ability.

Lamar used deepfake technology to effortlessly transform his face into the likes of Kanye West, Nipsey Hussle, Will Smith, and even O.J. Simpson for his song "The Heart Part 5".

The Deep Voodoo studio deserves credit for creating the deepfake feature.

Deepfakes are frequently employed in the entertainment industry, including satire and motion pictures. Yet, they are also being employed for illicit activities like the unauthorized production of "deep porn" films.

Experts are concerned about the societal ramifications of the ability to lie. Deepfakes have the potential to be exploited for fraud, deception, public opinion manipulation, and interference with democratic processes.

A hacked news website published a deepfake in March that reportedly showed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urging soldiers to lay down their weapons in the struggle to protect their motherland from an invasion by Russia.

"I merely suggest that the servicemen of the Russian Federation lay down their guns and come home," Zelenskyy stated in an official video to contradict the phony. "We are protecting Ukraine at home."

Thankfully, by today's standards, the deepfake was of extremely poor quality. The false Zelenskyy's head was pixelated and absurdly disproportionately huge relative to the rest of his body. The video probably didn't mislead anyone, but if it had, it may have had grave repercussions.

Facebook and Twitter banned a Russia-related influence attempt in March that employed AI-generated faces for a bogus "editor-in-chief" and "columnist" for a connected propaganda website.

The public's knowledge will rise as more deepfakes are revealed. It will also assist to raise awareness of the fact that you should no longer automatically accept what you see with your own eyes by artists like Kendrick Lamar exploiting them for entertainment reasons.