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Over the past few years, deepfakes have emerged as the internet’s latest go-to for memes and parody content. It’s easy to see why: They enable creators to bend the rules of reality like no other technology before. Through the magic of deepfakes, you can watch Jennifer Lawrence deliver a speech through the face of Steve Buscemi, see what Ryan Reynolds would’ve looked like as Willy Wonka, and even catch Hitler and Stalin singing Video Killed The Radio Star in a duet. For the uninitiated, deepfake tech is a form of synthetic media that allows users to superimpose a different face on someone else’s in a way that’s nearly indistinguishable from the original. It does so by reading heaps of data to understand the face’s contours and other characteristics to naturally blend and animate it into the scene. At this point, you’ve probably come across such clips on platforms like TikTok (where the hashtag “#deepfake” has about 200 million … [Read more...] about Are deepfakes a dangerous technology? Creators and regulators disagree

Nintendo held a Direct Mini livestream on September 17, and it featured a number of games from third-party Nintendo publishers for the Nintendo Switch system. The biggest news focuses on a pair of games set in the Monster Hunter universe. Nintendo announced both Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.  Another highly anticipated game, the indie title Hades, was also showcased. Here’s a roundup of everything that was announced. Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2 Monster Hunter Rise is a fast-paced, sword-slashing open-world game set against a backdrop of locales like leafy mountains and vast plains. The trailer for the game featured new monsters and tactics, including a battle where two monsters were fighting each other, and the player had to figure out how to navigate the fracas. Each fighter also gets to use a “buddy,” an animal that helps in battles. The trailer also showcased a hook shot mechanic that allowed for … [Read more...] about Here’s everything announced in the latest Nintendo Direct Mini