Can blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) be used to combat deepfake, to restore the public confidence back into the system? We believe they can.
What is "deepfake", a term which combines 'deep learning' and 'fake'? According to Wikipedia, it's a technique for human image synthesis based on AI. It is used to combine and superimpose existing images and videos onto source images or videos using a machine learning technique known as generative adversarial network.
Because of these capabilities, deepfakes have been used to create fake X-rated videos, fake news and malicious hoaxes or financial fraud. The combination of the existing and source videos results in a fake video that shows a person or persons performing an action at an event that never occurred in reality.
