Deepfakes
| Submitted | Aug. 31, 2020 |
| Due | Sept. 29, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | Dec. 1, 2021 |
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From: Dhruv Mehrotra
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
(A) Any and all "Deepfakes" or manipulated media content created by the National Center for Media Forensics at University of Colorado Denver (NCMF) for DARPA and the MediFor program. A deepfake is manipulated video that a computer has generated autonomously using machine learning. Based on reporting from ABC News and interviews with Dr. Catalan Grigoras and Jeffery Smith of the NCMF, the NCMF is working with DARPA to create Deepfakes for forensic research. Responsive documents may include Video Files, Image files, PDFs.
Dhruv
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Dhruv Mehrotra
From: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA
Good Morning Mr. Mehrotra,
Please see the attached interim response to your FOIA request.
Thank you,
Daniel Mullin
Government Information Specialist
Freedom of Information Division
OSD / JS FOIA Office
571-372-0465
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on . Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
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From: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA
Good afternoon Mr. Mehrotra,
I apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry. The current ECD for your FOIA request is December 2021. Please let me know if you have additional questions or concerns. Thank you.
V/r,
Daniel Mullin
Government Information Specialist
Freedom of Information Division
OSD / JS FOIA Office
571-372-0465
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 31, 2020. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 1, 2021. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 31, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 1, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — DARPA
Good afternoon,
We now have an updated ECD of April 2022 for your FOIA request. Please note
this ECD is an approximation. Please notify me if you have any questions
about your request, or concerns. Thank you.
V/r,
Daniel Mullin
Government Information Specialist
Freedom of Information Division
OSD / JS FOIA Office
571-372-0465
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