Real-time video Deepfake scams are here. This tool attempts to zap them


As real-time deepfakes become more sophisticated, NYU researchers including Ph.D. candidate Govind Mittal,  Associate Professor Chinmay Hegde, and Professor Nasir Memon are developing video CAPTCHA-like solutions to combat the growing threat. "These systems are becoming so sophisticated to create deepfakes. We need even less data now," says Mittal. "If I have 10 pictures of me on Instagram, somebody can take that. They can target normal people." Reality Defender and Intel are also developing detection tools for business and government clients.