# Deepfake-Related Software Competitions The Deepfake Detection Challenge is a Lucrative Competition By Kalin Ned | Published 2019-10-30 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/software-competition References: [venturebeat](https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/05/facebook-microsoft-and-academics-launch-deepfake-detection-competition/) & [washingtonpost](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/06/deepfakes-deep-pockets-facebook-spends-million-contest-detecting-constantly-evolving-videos/) As deepfakes are rapidly entering the social media space, companies and institutions are looking for ways to regulate and detect them -- as a result, a software competition is launched by a number of influential entities, offering "up to $10 million in grants and awards to spur innovation" in this sector. The Deepfake Detection Challenge has been announced in collaboration with Partnership on AI, Facebook, [Microsoft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/open-ai-ecosystem), and a number of academics from Cornell Tech, MIT, [UC Berkeley](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earth-rover-challenge-event), [University at Albany-SUNY](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humboldt-seed-company), University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of Oxford. The onset of a software competition like this speaks to the dire need for a solution as social media platforms and its users are faced with the inability to decipher what is real and what is not. Photo Credits: Venture Beat ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 55% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Political](https://www.trendhunter.com/political) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Deepfake Detection:** The Deepfake Detection Challenge offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies to develop advanced algorithms and technologies to identify and combat deepfakes. - **Regulating Deepfakes:** The rise of deepfakes creates an opportunity for industries such as cybersecurity and media to develop innovative solutions for regulating and detecting deepfake content. - **Innovation in Social Media:** The need for identifying deepfakes on social media platforms presents an opportunity for companies in the social media industry to develop cutting-edge technologies and algorithms. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Cybersecurity:** The deepfake phenomenon calls for disruptive innovation in the cybersecurity industry to develop robust tools and systems for detecting and preventing the spread of deepfakes. - **Media:** The prevalence of deepfakes highlights the need for disruptive innovation in the media industry to create technologies and strategies that can authenticate and verify digital content. - **Social Media:** The challenge of deepfake detection on social media platforms provides an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the social media industry to develop effective algorithms and tools to combat misinformation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Content Verifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/identifai.md) - [AI-Generated Deepfake Content Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aigenerated-deepfake.md) - [Bug-Detection AI Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-initiative.md) - [AI Face Swapping](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/face-swap-ai.md) - [AI Voice Replication Protections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antifake-ai.md) - [AI Beauty Pageants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miss-ai.md) - [AI Detection Labels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-content-identification.md) - [AI Image Challenges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-or-real.md) - [AI Content Detection Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/winston-ai.md)