stackyFACTSBefore politicians were terrified of manipulated media, internet trolls were pioneering the field. The earliest neural networks for face-swapping were built purely to paste celebrities into adult films. The entire era of synthetic media literally traces its origins back to thirsty forum posters with too much free time.
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