The deepfake technology in this video is far from flawless, but Jim Meskimen's voices and mannerisms more than make up for it. Watch him recite a poem of his own composition as John Malkovich, Colin Firth, Robert Deniro, Tommy Lee Jones, Nick Offerman, George Clooney, Christopher Walken, Anthony Hopkins, Dr. Phil, Nicholas Cage, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Morgan Freeman, Bryan Cranston, Christoph Waltz, Joe Pesci, Jack Nicholson, George W. Bush, Ian McKellen, Ron Howard, and Robin Williams.
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Oct 18, 2019
Jim Meskimen impersonates 20 celebs in 2 minutes in remarkable deepfake video
This company wants to use AI to help you pretend to increase diversity
Generated Photos is the latest stupid startup that sounds like a joke from “Silicon Valley” that someone took too far. From their announcement on Medium: Generated Photos is the free resource of 100k faces for you to use however you wish. But these aren’t just common faces. They were produced completely by artificial intelligence — […]
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Rowan Atkinson deepfaked into the J'adore ad
Christian Dior shot a spectacular ad (below), starring Charlize Theron, to market the new J’adore Absolu fragrance. Embedded above is Rowan Atkinson, of Blackadder and Mr Bean fame, deepfaked into it. It’s wonderful but I’m sad crookedpixel didn’t replace Theron’s breathless “J’adore!” at the end with Mr. Bean’s deep, weird honking voice. BONUS BEAN: Here […]
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AI startup makes a deepfake to look and sound like podcaster Joe Rogan
An AI startup called Dessa made a deepfake that allows people to sound like podcaster Joe Rogan. I can’t tell the difference between the fake Rogan’s voice and the real Rogan’s voice. They also made a deepfake that looks like Rogan, but it’s easy to tell it’s phony. Image: YouTube/Dessa
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5 massage therapy guns that won't break the bank like Theragun
You kill it at the gym all week, your nutrition is dialed in, and you’re drinking so much water that your spare time is spent walking back and forth to the bathroom (way to get those steps in!)—so how do you take things to the next level? By focusing on recovery. A proper post-workout routine, […]
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Upgrade your sock drawer with these all-season bamboo yarn socks
Everybody wears socks, even presidents, but not everybody wears sophisticated, ultra-comfortable socks made with bamboo yarn that offers softness, ventilation, and durability. So with all these DeadSoxy socks on sale for Presidents’ Day, why not use this opportunity to make those hard-working feet of yours happier than they’ve ever been? With styles for work and […]
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Make good on that New Year's resolution to read more with these apps and speed reading techniques
If you’re looking to read more in 2020, you probably wish you had more time to get that done. Well, we can’t create more hours in the day (we’re mad about it too), but we can help you maximize those hours. Catch up on that book list and get ahead of the game when you […]
