As the pandemic halts filming, ad agencies are increasingly turning towards digitally altered, deepfake-style ads that repurpose old footage for new uses (Tiffany Hsu/New York Times)

Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
As the pandemic halts filming, ad agencies are increasingly turning towards digitally altered, deepfake-style ads that repurpose old footage for new uses  —  With the pandemic having shut down production, companies are asking ad agencies to create commercials made up of digitally altered footage.

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