Chris Ume is a visual effects expert with many years experience in entertainment and corporate projects. In 2020, he began experimenting with deep fake technology, sourcing AI models from obscure Russian websites, and experimenting with new techniques. That led to a collaboration with an American actor known for Tom Cruise parody videos and Deep Tom Cruise was born.
Following, the viral success of those deep fake videos and others, Ume co-founded
Metaphysic.ai in 2021 and the company recently closed a $7.5 million funding round.