IIT Ropar develops unique detector FakeBuster

Shashank Raj Gupta
IIT Ropar develops unique detector FakeBuster

Question: Which institute has developed a unique detector FakeBuster to identify imposters attending a virtual conference without anybody’s knowledge?
(a) IIT Ropar
(b) IIT Kanpur
(c) IIT Roorkee
(d) IIT Guwahati
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar and Monash University, Australia have developed a detector named ‘FakeBuster’ to identify imposters attending a virtual conference without anybody’s knowledge.
  • It can also find out faces manipulated on social media to defame or make a joke of someone.
  • This software platform is independent of video conferencing solutions and has been tested with Zoom and Skype applications.
  • The Deepfake detection tool-‘FakeBuster’ works in both online and offline modes. It uses a 3D convolutional neural network for predicting video segment-wise fakeness scores.
  • It is a form of artificial intelligence which seamlessly stitches anyone in the world into a video or photo they never actually participated in.

Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1719821