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South Park creators turn to deep fakes

by on03 November 2020


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Trey Parker and Matt Stone, best known for their cartoon South Park, have created a new comedy series called Sassy Justice which uses deepfake tech to turn big names into comedy stars.

The star of the show, Fred Sassy, is a local news reporter from Cheyenne, Wyoming, with the face of US President Donald Trump. Other notable characters include, erm, "Dialysis King" Mark Zuckerberg.

Politicians like former vice president Al Gore and White House family members Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner also appear. Kushner is portrayed as a man child.

The deepfakes are generated using machine learning algorithms. Their faces have all been superimposed onto the bodies of actors.

The quality of the technology is pretty good with the transitions and subtle facial expressions looking good enough. Zuckerberg appears a bit robotic so no change there.

Watch the first episode below.

 

Last modified on 03 November 2020
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