A Reddit user of the same name coined the phrase "deepfake" in late 2017.
Using open source face-swapping technology, the user created a platform on an internet news and aggregation site where they uploaded adult movies.
Although, 2000s technology involves artificial intelligence manipulating images and videos for benign purposes, creating special effects for movies.
Deepfakes became popular among social media users and the general public in 2018 to denote any sort of altered media.
Today, deepfakes have raised concerns about its potential for spreading disinformation and misuse.
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