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Weaponizing reality: The evolution of deepfake technology

Weaponizing reality: The evolution of deepfake technology

2025-08-01  Per Henrikson

Deepfakes entered the mainstream in 2018, with the release of accessible open-source deepfake tools like DeepFaceLab. Since then, the technical barriers to creating realistic deepfakes have steadily declined. In 2023, the deepfake tool market skyrocketed, with a 44% increase in the development of these tools. Unfortunately, the creation of non-consensual explicit content of women has served as a motivating factor for the popularization of deepfake tools. The problem is rampant, with Security Hero reporting that in 2023, approximately 98% of deepfake videos online are explicit in nature, and only 1% of targets in that category are male.


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