Episode 375 – Deepfake Knowledgeable Chris Ume
Chris Ume is a visible results professional with a few years of expertise in leisure and company initiatives. In 2020, he started experimenting with deepfake expertise, sourcing AI fashions from obscure Russian web sites, and experimenting with new strategies. That led to a collaboration with an American actor identified for Tom Cruise parody movies and Deep Tom Cruise was born.
Since then, Chris has labored on titles like South Park and Sassy Justice. Following the viral success of these deepfake movies and others, Ume co-founded Metaphysic.ai in 2021. The corporate just lately closed a $7.5 million funding spherical.
On this Podcast, Allan McKay interviews VFX and Deepfake Knowledgeable Chris Ume concerning the course of, challenges and the long run purposes of Deepfakes, his expertise engaged on SOUTH PARK, in addition to the ethics of this revolutionary expertise.
Chris Ume on IG: https://www.instagram.com/vfxchrisume/?hl=en
Chris Ume on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vfxchrisume?lang=en
Chris Ume on Voicebot.ai: https://voicebot.ai/2022/01/27/virtual-tom-cruise-creator-metaphysic-rasies-7-5m-to-develeop-metaverse-virtual-beings/
Chris Ume on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm12021255/?mode=desktop&ref_=m_ft_dsk
EPISODE 375 – Deepfake Knowledgeable Chris Ume
Hello, everybody!
That is Allan McKay. Welcome to Episode 375! I’m talking to VFX Artist and Deepfake Knowledgeable Chris Ume who’s liable for the viral TikToks of DeepTomCruise. We discuss concerning the course of, challenges and the long run purposes of Deepfakes, his expertise engaged on SOUTH PARK and SASSY JUSTICE, in addition to the ethics of this revolutionary expertise.
We discuss loads of nice matters:
- Rising up a Inventive
- Getting Traction with His Model
- His Content material Going Viral
- Founding His Personal Firm
- Elevating Consciousness About Deepfake – and Publicity By America’s Acquired Expertise
- His Expertise Engaged on South Park
- Challenges of Working with Deepfakes
- Conquering the Uncanny Valley
- Future Usages of the Deepfake Know-how
- As Properly Because the Ethics of Utilizing Deepfakes
Let’s dive in!
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Okay, what did you assume? I need to thank Chris for approaching the Podcast. I positively realized loads.
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I’ll be again subsequent week! Till then –
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