What two terms combine to form the word 'deepfake'?

• A. Deep learning and fake.
• B. In-depth and faked.
• C. Deep mind and counterfeit.
• D. Major and fake content.

Answer: (A)

Deepfake combines two ideas: deep learning and fake. Deep learning is a form of artificial intelligence that uses many-layer neural networks to learn complex patterns from data, which enables creating or altering media in convincing ways. The word ends with fake to signal that the content is not authentic. Put together, it describes synthetic media produced with deep learning techniques.

The other pairings don’t fit because they don’t reflect how the term is formed or what it conveys. In-depth, deep mind, or major with fake content aren’t the established roots of the word, so they don’t capture the same meaning.