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Deepfakes: How Computers Mimic Us Online

You've heard about fake telephone calls and AI-generated propaganda videos. But how are deepfakes created? How can you identify deepfakes? And what can you do to protect your image, your voice, and your work? This workshop will provide a beginner-friendly overview of how artificial intelligent tools interpret pictures and sound to generate new images, video, and voices. We'll discuss how these techniques are being used for research, in the film industry, and across campus to support new scholarship and creative works. We'll also identify strategies for recognizing deepfakes and tools that you can use to protect your own image and voice.

Date:
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time:
12:00pm - 12:50pm
Time Zone:
Central Time - US & Canada (change)
Presenter:
Mary Ton, Digital Humanities Librarian
Location:
Main Library 220
CampusLibraries:
Main Library
Audience:
  All are welcome  
Categories:
  Digital Humanities  
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HYBRID SESSION: THIS SESSION WILL BE TAUGHT IN-PERSON (220 MAIN LIBRARY) AND ON ZOOM (YOUR REGISTRATION + REMINDER EMAILS WILL INCLUDE THE ZOOM LINK AND PASSCODE). Please attend the format of the session that you are registered. If you would like to change and there are still seats left, you may cancel your original registration and re-register for the alternative format.

If you are attending this session IN-PERSON in 220 Main Library:

  • Directions to Room 220, Main Library:
    • Take the north stairwell (Armory and Wright Street entrance) to the 2nd floor of the Main Library and make a left at the top of the stairs. 
    • Alternatively, take the elevator located next to the University Archives office (near the Wright St. entrance). When you arrive on the 2nd floor, room 220 is on your immediate left. If you have trouble finding it, please ask the Info Desk located at the center of the 1st floor or either of the service desks in The Orange Room.
  • ADA Accessibility Map of the Main Library
  • Google Maps directions to the Main Library

If you are attending this session ONLINE via ZOOM: In order to attend online workshops, you will need a NetID assigned to you from UIUC and you will need to be logged into your UIUC Zoom account. NOTE: This session will be recorded and will be shared with registrants after the session. 

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NOTE: Registration closes two hours before each scheduled workshop you will receive a registration + reminder email one hour before the session is scheduled to start. If you choose the online format of this session, the emails will include the Zoom link and passcode. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please reach out to savvyresearcher@library.illinois.edu. Make sure to check your spam/trash!

Event Organizer

Mary Ton
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