Tom Cruise's Deepfake Videos Go Viral; Netizens Are Spooked By Realistic Looking Videos
Tom Cruise, who is gearing up for the release of Top Gun: Maverick and Mission: Impossible 7, is making headlines for the viral videos that have stunned netizens.
Tom
Cruise,
who
is
gearing
up
for
the
release
of
Top
Gun:
Maverick
and
Mission:
Impossible
7,
is
making
headlines
for
the
viral
videos
that
have
stunned
netizens.
One
of
the
clips
that
show
him
playing
golf
had
convinced
fans
that
the
58-year-old
actor
is
on
TikTok.
However,
soon
it
was
revealed
that
the
videos
were
made
with
the
help
of
easy
access
technology
called
deepfake
created
through
software.
A
Twitter
user
concerned
about
the
deepfake,
sharing
the
video
and
said,
"Every
public
figure
should
be
on
social
media
with
a
verified
account,
even
if
they
do
not
want
to
make
content,
so
that
it
is
easier
to
differentiate
between
what
is
real
and
what
is
not."
Another
Twitter
user
who
shared
the
video
and
his
caption
said
that
it
is
not
the
real
Tom
Cruise.
"See
this
video
of
Tom
Cruise?
Well,
it's
not
Tom
Cruise.
It's
AI-generated
synthetic
media
that
portrays
Tom
Cruise
onto
a
TikTok
user
using
Deepfakes.
Seeing
is
no
longer
believing."
He
also
commented,
"We
are
woefully
unprepared
for
this.
AI
safety
needs
to
be
bumped
up
our
list
of
priorities." Meanwhile,
Tom
Cruise
is
yet
to
respond
to
the
viral
videos.
Take
a
look
at
the
videos,
Deep
fakes
are
getting
scary
good
and
taking
over
TikTok.
Every
public
figure
should
just
be
on
there
with
a
verified
account
-
even
if
they
don’t
want
to
make
content
-
to
make
it
easier
to
identify
their
fakes.
Here’s
Tom
Cruise:
pic.twitter.com/xoSJt1bvVR
A
new
TikTok
account
that
goes
by
the
username
'DeepTomCruise'
has
shocked
netizens
with
a
deepfake
version
of
the
Hollywood
actor.
Only
three
videos
have
been
shared
by
the
account
which
reportedly
has
over
11
million
views.
The
fake
Tom
Cruise
looks
uncanny
playing
golf
and
doing
magic
tricks.
A
third
video
shows
the
actor
embarrassingly
falling
on
the
floor,
without
many
glitches
in
the
software.
While
many
were
shocked
with
the
accuracy,
true
Tom
Cruise
fans
pointed
out
a
slight
difference
in
the
voice
and
others
even
noticed
the
few
lip-syncing
errors
by
the
creator.
Notably,
Tom
Cruise
has
been
busy
shooting
for
the
upcoming
films,
Mission:
Impossible
7
and
8.
He
recently
made
headlines
for
being
romantically
involved
with
his
co-star
Hayley
Atwell.