{"id":483555,"date":"2022-08-11T21:45:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/want-to-spot-a-deepfake-video-caller-ask-them-to-turn-sideways\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T21:45:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:45:51","slug":"want-to-spot-a-deepfake-video-caller-ask-them-to-turn-sideways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/want-to-spot-a-deepfake-video-caller-ask-them-to-turn-sideways\/","title":{"rendered":"#Want to spot a deepfake video caller? Ask them to turn sideways"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40951f0653b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40951f0653b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/want-to-spot-a-deepfake-video-caller-ask-them-to-turn-sideways\/#%E2%80%9CWant_to_spot_a_deepfake_video_caller_Ask_them_to_turn_sideways%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Want to spot a deepfake video caller? 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Ask them to turn sideways&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            Researchers have discovered a surprisingly simple way to detect deepfake video calls: ask the suspect to turn sideways.<\/p>\n<p>The trick was shared this week by<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/metaphysic.ai\/\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/Metaphysic.ai\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Metaphysic.ai<\/a><span>, a London-based startup behind the viral\u00a0 Tom Cruise deepfakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The company used DeepFaceLive, a popular <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> for video deepfakes, to transform a volunteer into various celebrities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sign_up_to_the_TNW_Conference_newsletter\"><\/span>Sign up to the TNW Conference newsletter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>And be the first in line for ticket offers, event <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, and more!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most of the recreations were impressive when they looked straight-ahead. But once the faces rotated a full 90-degrees, the images became distorted and the spell was broken.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1390501 js-lazy\" alt=\"The recreations clearly failed when at a sharp 90\u00b0 profile. Credit:Metaphysic.ai\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1104\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-280x151.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-250x135.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-501x270.jpeg 501w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-1536x828.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-796x429.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-1592x858.jpeg 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fbasics%2F2022%2F08%2F11%2Fto-detect-deepfake-video-call-ask-suspect-to-turn-sideways%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The fakes fell apart at a sharp 90\u00b0 profile. Credit: Metaphysic.ai\" data-title=\"Share The fakes fell apart at a sharp 90\u00b0 profile. Credit: Metaphysic.ai on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The fakes fell apart at a sharp 90\u00b0 profile. Credit: Metaphysic.ai on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The fakes fell apart at a sharp 90\u00b0 profile. Credit: Metaphysic.ai<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1390501\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2.jpeg\" alt=\"The recreations clearly failed when at a sharp 90\u00b0 profile. Credit:Metaphysic.ai\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-280x151.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-250x135.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-501x270.jpeg 501w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-1536x828.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-796x429.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Examples-Of-DeepFaceLive-Failures-2048x1104-2-1592x858.jpeg 1592w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The team believes the defects emerge because the software <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/1708.06023.pdf\">uses fewer reference points<\/a> to estimate lateral views of faces. This forces the algorithm unable to guess how it would look.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTypical 2D alignment packages consider a profile view to be 50% hidden, which hinders recognition, as well as accurate training and subsequent face synthesis,\u201d Metaphysic.ai\u2018s Martin Anderson explained in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/metaphysic.ai\/to-uncover-a-deepfake-video-call-ask-the-caller-to-turn-sideways\/\">a blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFrequently the generated profile landmarks will \u2018leap out\u2019 to any possible group of pixels that may represent a \u2018missing eye\u2019 or other facial detail that\u2019s obscured in a profile view.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><video class=\"gifsnomore size-full wp-image-1390502 \" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/All_The_Presidents_Men_FAN_Align-1.mp4\"\/><\/video><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fbasics%2F2022%2F08%2F11%2Fto-detect-deepfake-video-call-ask-suspect-to-turn-sideways%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The algorithms only have half as many landmarks for profiles as for front-on views. Credit: Metaphysic.ai\" data-title=\"Share The algorithms only have half as many landmarks for profiles as for front-on views. Credit: Metaphysic.ai on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The algorithms only have half as many landmarks for profiles as for front-on views. Credit: Metaphysic.ai on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The algorithms only have half as many landmarks for profiles as for front-on views. Credit: Metaphysic.ai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These weak spots can be strengthened, but it takes a lot of work.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S1MBVXkQbWU\">YouTuber DesiFakes<\/a> proved it was possible after adding a deepfake Jerry Seinfeld to a character in <em>Pulp Fiction.<\/em> But this required extensive post-processing. In addition, the profile-view of Seinfeld closely resembled the original actor.<\/p>\n<p>Yet this is hard to replicate for the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public, because we\u2019re rarely filmed or photographed in profile \u2014 unless we get arrested.<\/p>\n<p>This can leave deepfake models with insufficient training data to generate realistic lateral views.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1390503 js-lazy\" alt=\"Alexis Arquette (left), who played the part in the film, is the spitting side-view image of Seinfeld (right).\" width=\"1140\" height=\"498\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17.png 1140w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17-280x122.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17-270x118.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17-540x236.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17-796x348.png 796w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fbasics%2F2022%2F08%2F11%2Fto-detect-deepfake-video-call-ask-suspect-to-turn-sideways%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Alexis Arquette (left), is the spitting side-view image of Seinfeld (right). Credit: DesiFakes\" data-title=\"Share Alexis Arquette (left), is the spitting side-view image of Seinfeld (right). Credit: DesiFakes on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Alexis Arquette (left), is the spitting side-view image of Seinfeld (right). Credit: DesiFakes on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Alexis Arquette (left), is the spitting side-view image of Seinfeld (right). Credit: DesiFakes<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1390503\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17.png\" alt=\"Alexis Arquette (left), who played the part in the film, is the spitting side-view image of Seinfeld (right).\" width=\"1140\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17.png 1140w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17-280x122.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17-270x118.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17-540x236.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-18.34.17-796x348.png 796w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Metaphysic.ai\u2019s research emerges amid growing concerns about deepfake video calls.<\/p>\n<p>In June, several European mayors were <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jun\/25\/european-leaders-deepfake-video-calls-mayor-of-kyiv-vitali-klitschko\">duped by a video call from Vitali Klitschko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, the<span>\u00a0FBI <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-strengthens-deepfake-fight-with-new-authentication-tools\/\">warned that scammers were using deepfakes<\/a> in interviews for fully-remote jobs that offer access to valuable information<span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The side-on trick may not have saved all of the victims. Future 3D landmark systems may produce convincing profile views, while photorealistic CGI models could replace entire heads.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the side-view trick adds a new chance to detect the fakers \u2014 and another reason to not get arrested.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Ask them to turn sideways&#8221; Researchers have discovered a surprisingly simple way to detect deepfake video calls: ask the suspect to turn sideways. The trick was shared this week by\u00a0Metaphysic.ai, a London-based startup behind the viral\u00a0 Tom Cruise deepfakes. 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