AWS Throws Weight Behind Deepfake Detection Challenge
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will work with Facebook, Microsoft and the Partnership on AI, on the first-ever Deepfakes Detection Challenge, a competition designed to produce technology that can detect when artificial intelligence has been used to alter a video, in order to mislead viewers.
As part of the challenge, AWS will provide up to $1 million in AWS credits to researchers and academics over the next two years, along with competition data. AWS will also offer up the support of Amazon machine learning experts to help contest teams get started.
“Building deepfake detectors will require novel algorithms which can process this vast library of data (more than 4 petabytes),” Lee wrote. “AWS will work with DFDC partners to explore options for hosting the data set, including the use of Amazon S3, and we will make $1 million in AWS credits available to develop and test these sophisticated new algorithms.” Participants will be able to request a minimum of $1,000 in AWS credits to start, with additional awards granted in quantities of up to $10,000, as entries demonstrate r success in detecting deepfakes.
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