Synthetic Creativity: Deepfakes in Contemporary Media

FAIN: DOI-293648-23

San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA 94132-1722)
Mihaela Mihailova (Project Director: January 2023 to present)

Independent research into the aesthetics, application, dissemination, and ontological status of deepfakes across media contexts, including digital artworks, social activism, museum exhibits, and film and television.  

The project explores the aesthetics, application, dissemination, and ontological status of deepfakes across media contexts, including digital artworks, amateur videos, social justice activism, museum initiatives, and film and TV.