First off, let’s be real, the internet is, like, the *Wild West* of content. You can find pretty much *anything*. WatchMojo? Sure, they’ve got compilations of deepfakes. Think of them as your starter kit. Harmless, mostly funny stuff, like Jimmy Fallon morphing into… I dunno, a toaster oven. Okay, maybe not a toaster oven, but you get the idea. It’s surface level, ya know?
Then there’s the “make your own” angle. There’s a bunch of apps and websites floating around that let you create your own deepfakes. Which is kinda cool, kinda terrifying. I mean, imagine swapping your face with your boss in the company Zoom meeting… *Don’t do that.* Just saying, the possibility’s there. Whether or not that’s a good use of tech is a whole other can of worms we ain’t gonna open right now. (Though, seriously, don’t. Just…don’t.)
But let’s be honest, the *real* question isn’t “can I make a deepfake?” it’s “where’s the juicy stuff?” And that’s where things get…dicey. Okay, *seriously* dicey. You know those articles about Stanford warning people about deepfakes? Yeah, there’s a reason for that. Because some deepfakes are used to scam and harm people.
So, you might stumble onto some deepfake videos on X (formerly Twitter, ugh). Some of those are totally harmless, just some internet goofball having a laugh. But you also gotta watch out, because as the article hints, deepfakes can be used to create false narratives and disinformation. That can get really scary, really fast. So keep your eyes open and don’t believe everything you see!
And then, let’s not even get started on the deepfake porn. Seriously, just…don’t go there. It’s a minefield of ethical garbage and, frankly, illegal stuff. The article mentions some of those sites getting blocked, and honestly, good riddance. The fact that it exists at all is kinda depressing, if you ask me. Exploiting people like that? Not cool, man. Not cool at all.
