With artificial intelligence, fake videos can be generated that look real. Intel is now developing an AI that is supposed to detect such videos. You can read about how this works in this article.
Imagine this: A well-known actor appears in a video. But the video isn’t real, as the face of the actor has been overlaid on the face of someone else with the help of AI. So, someone completely different is shown in the video.
How real such a “fake” can look is demonstrated by a video with Bruce Willis, who wasn’t even present during the filming of the movie, as reported by the colleagues from GameStar.
This technique is also called “Deepfake”. Intel is now developing an AI that is intended to detect these so-called “deepfakes” quickly and securely.
FakeCatcher is supposed to help expose “fake” people
What exactly has Intel introduced? The company has developed a project in collaboration with an artificial intelligence called “FakeCatcher”. This is a technology specifically designed to detect fake videos like deepfakes. Allegedly, it aims to achieve an accuracy of 96% within milliseconds.
How exactly is this supposed to work? Intel explains that many other tools trying to detect deepfakes analyze the raw data in the files. Intel wants to take a different approach with FakeCatcher. FakeCatcher is to be trained to recognize real people. The AI is supposed to pay attention to details that distinguish humans from images. This includes specific movements or the blood circulation of body parts.
Can it be tried out already? No, not yet. But Intel is developing a web-based platform that could be accessible to everyone in the future. It is still not known whether Intel will make FakeCatcher available only to professional users or also to regular consumers.
What an AI is capable of doing, is something a group of researchers wanted to test. They wanted to find out what happens when an AI is supposed to develop dangerous side effects for a drug:
Researchers want to prove what an evil AI can do – It designs 40,000 chemical weapons in 6 hours
Artificial intelligence already plays a role in gaming
Artificial intelligence is also expected to improve in games. For example, Sony is currently developing an AI that is supposed to make artificial companions and your opponents smarter. This could make games where you need support from AI players significantly easier.
However, not everything could become easier due to AI: Raid bosses are considered a major challenge in MMOs, especially when they have just been released. However, over time, players learn all the mechanics and defeat the bosses with ease. Microsoft is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence that will prevent you from easily defeating every raid boss in the future:
Microsoft is working on a new AI that makes raid bosses in MMOs unbeatable
