Navigating Machine Learning and Deepfake Challenges

This chapter chronicles the speaker's journey into machine learning, focusing on an internship in computer vision and their master's research on autism behaviors. It highlights the dual-edged sword of technological advancements in image translation networks and the ethical implications surrounding deepfakes. The discussion also uncovers methods to defend against manipulative deepfake technology through adversarial attacks, emphasizing the importance of counteracting its potentially harmful effects.