Other names | WOMBO.ai W.ai WOMBO.I |
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Developer(s) | Akshat Jagga, Angad Arneja, Ben-Zion Benkhin, Paul Pavel, Parshant Loungani, Vivek Bhakta |
Initial release | February 2021 |
Operating system | Android, iOS |
Type | Deepfake |
Website |
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Wombo (stylized as WOMBO) is a Canadian image manipulation mobile app released in 2021 that uses a provided selfie to create a deepfake of a person lip-synced to a variety of songs. Shutdown on May 3, 2023, it is unavailable for the iPhone on August 1, 2023.
WOMBO allows users to take a new or existing selfie and then select a song from a curated list to create a video that artificially moves the selfie's head and lips in synchrony with the song. [1] [2] The app works for any and all images that resemble a face, [3] although it works best for three-dimensional characters where they are looking at the camera straight on. [4] These songs are usually related to internet memes, and included " Witch Doctor" and " Never Gonna Give You Up". [1] The head movements created are from existing choreography recorded by a performer who produces specific eye, face and head movements for each song, [3] and are mapped onto the inputted image through artificial intelligence being used to tag the parts of a human face. [4] All outputted videos include a large, obvious watermark, and aim not to look too much like the video is real.
The app includes a premium tier, which gives users priority processing time and no in-app ads. [1]
Wombo processes images in the cloud, unlike earlier apps such as FaceApp. [2] CEO Ben-Zion Benkhin says that all user data is deleted after 24 hours. [5]
Wombo was developed in Canada and launched in February 2021 [1] after a beta period in January. [6] Wombo CEO Ben-Zion Benkhin says he got the idea for the app in August 2020. [1] The name of the app comes from the slang term " wombo combo" from console game Super Smash Bros. Melee. [1] The app is available on both the App Store and Google Play Store. [7]
Within its first three weeks of release, the app was downloaded over 20 million times, [5] and over 100 million clips were created using the app. [2] The sudden boom in deepfake technology has been described as "a cultural tipping point we aren't ready for", [2] as it is now possible to create a deepfake from any picture off social media in a very short amount of time.
It is shutted down on May,2023.
Other names | WOMBO.ai W.ai WOMBO.I |
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Developer(s) | Akshat Jagga, Angad Arneja, Ben-Zion Benkhin, Paul Pavel, Parshant Loungani, Vivek Bhakta |
Initial release | February 2021 |
Operating system | Android, iOS |
Type | Deepfake |
Website |
wombo w |
Wombo (stylized as WOMBO) is a Canadian image manipulation mobile app released in 2021 that uses a provided selfie to create a deepfake of a person lip-synced to a variety of songs. Shutdown on May 3, 2023, it is unavailable for the iPhone on August 1, 2023.
WOMBO allows users to take a new or existing selfie and then select a song from a curated list to create a video that artificially moves the selfie's head and lips in synchrony with the song. [1] [2] The app works for any and all images that resemble a face, [3] although it works best for three-dimensional characters where they are looking at the camera straight on. [4] These songs are usually related to internet memes, and included " Witch Doctor" and " Never Gonna Give You Up". [1] The head movements created are from existing choreography recorded by a performer who produces specific eye, face and head movements for each song, [3] and are mapped onto the inputted image through artificial intelligence being used to tag the parts of a human face. [4] All outputted videos include a large, obvious watermark, and aim not to look too much like the video is real.
The app includes a premium tier, which gives users priority processing time and no in-app ads. [1]
Wombo processes images in the cloud, unlike earlier apps such as FaceApp. [2] CEO Ben-Zion Benkhin says that all user data is deleted after 24 hours. [5]
Wombo was developed in Canada and launched in February 2021 [1] after a beta period in January. [6] Wombo CEO Ben-Zion Benkhin says he got the idea for the app in August 2020. [1] The name of the app comes from the slang term " wombo combo" from console game Super Smash Bros. Melee. [1] The app is available on both the App Store and Google Play Store. [7]
Within its first three weeks of release, the app was downloaded over 20 million times, [5] and over 100 million clips were created using the app. [2] The sudden boom in deepfake technology has been described as "a cultural tipping point we aren't ready for", [2] as it is now possible to create a deepfake from any picture off social media in a very short amount of time.
It is shutted down on May,2023.