Wednesday 22 June 2022 07:50 AM Chillingly realistic 'deepfake' video of Margot Robbie goes viral on TikTok trends now
A TikTok account posting very convincing 'deepfake' videos of Margot Robbie has gone viral.
The anonymous account Unreal_Margot, which has more than 1.7 million likes and 333,000 followers, posts videos of an AI-generated woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to the 31-year-old Australian actress.
One popular video shows the computer-generated woman on her hands and knees scrubbing a floor wearing a mini skirt and jumper. It then cuts to actual footage of Robbie as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad to highlight the striking similarities.
A TikTok account posting very convincing 'deepfake' videos of Margot Robbie has gone viral. The anonymous account Unreal_Margot, which has 333,000 followers, posts videos of an AI-generated woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to the 31-year-old Australian actress
In one clip, the AI character stubs her toe and then grimaces (left), which is contrasted with a clip of the real Robbie as Tonya Harding in the Oscar-nominated film I, Tonya (right)
In another video, the AI character stubs her toe and then grimaces, which is again contrasted with a clip of the real Robbie as Tonya Harding in the Oscar-nominated film I, Tonya.
Other clips by Unreal_Margot show the CGI woman displaying 'model poses' and dancing in a skintight leather dress.
The identity of the person behind the account is not known.
Experts have warned against the danger of deepfakes, with top tech firms cracking down on savvy internet users who continue to create fake, AI-assisted pornography of many of Hollywood's leading ladies.
Other clips by Unreal_Margot show the CGI woman displaying 'model poses'. Both these photos are deepfakes and not images of Margot Robbie
Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting the person behind the Unreal_Margot TikTok account is making AI-assisted pornography.
'Deepfake' hobbyists have also used the technology to create digitally altered videos of world leaders, including Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
However, computer scientists recently developed a tool that detects deepfake photos with near-perfect accuracy.
Experts have warned against the danger of deepfakes, with top tech firms cracking down on savvy internet users who continue to create fake, AI-assisted pornography of many of Hollywood's leading ladies. There is no suggestion the person behind the Unreal_Margot TikTok
