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AI startup Decart has developed an AI model, Mirage, that can manipulate live video in real time.
The Fake Picture: Smart internet scrollers already have their antennas up for spotting deepfake videos. But now that livestreams can be AI-generated too, determining whether what you’re watching is real could become exponentially harder.
Behind the Code: Without wasting any time (or potentially ensuring any safety checks), Decart has released a website and an app for people to use Mirage.
- Users can upload a video and then type in a prompt to generate what they want their video to look like. They can also use default themes such as “anime,” “Dubai skyline,” or “cyberpunk.”
- So far, the resolution can only really handle the quality of a TikTok video. The company is working on full HD and 4K outputs that will allow the system to handle any video uploaded.
- The company also plans to release more features that will let users add more specific edits, according to founder Dean Leitersdorf.
The Future: In a perfect world, Decart will be a fun addition to gaming, Twitch streams, or other creative content — almost like a cutting-edge version of adding filters to your Zoom feed to liven up work meetings. But as the tech evolves to look more realistic, it’s easy to see how Mirage could be manipulated to alter newscasts or deceptively edit documentary footage. That can have scary implications.
Prediction: While Leitersdorf says he has no intention to sell the company, expect one of the larger AI firms to pull a Zuckerberg and create a very similar feature with their AI system (our bet’s on Meta, of course).
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