Deepfakes are not a 21st century invention. Take this video of “Step Into Christmas.”
But here are the musician credits.
Elton: Piano and vocals
Davey Johnstone: Guitars and backing vocals
Dee Murray: Bass guitar and backing vocals
Nigel Olsson: Drums and backing vocals
Ray Cooper: Percussion
Kiki Dee: Backing vocals (uncredited)
Jo Partridge: Backing vocals (uncredited)
Roger Pope: Tambourine (uncredited)
David Hentschel: ARP 2500 synthesizer (uncredited)
The video doesn’t match this list. According to the video, Elton played more than the guitar, and Bernie Taupin performed on the track.
So while we didn’t use the term “deepfake” in 1973, this promotional video meets at least some of the criteria of a deepfake.
And before you protest that everybody knew that Elton John didn’t play guitar…undoubtedly some people saw this video and believed that Elton was a guitarist. After all, they saw it with their own eyes.
Sounds like fraud to me!
Remember this when you watch things.
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