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"As America takes stock after Donald Trump’s re-election to the presidency,
it’s worth highlighting the AI-generated fake photos, videos and audio shared
during the campaign.
A slew of fake videos and images shared by Trump and his supporters purported
to show his opponent, Kamala Harris, saying or doing things that did not happen
in real life.
Of particular concern are deepfake videos, which are edited or generated using
artificial intelligence (AI) and depict events that didn’t happen. They may
appear to depict real people, but the scenarios are entirely fictitious.
Microsoft warned in late October that:
Russian actors continue to create AI-enhanced deepfake videos about Vice
President Harris. In one video, Harris is depicted as allegedly making
derogatory comments about former President Donald Trump. In another […]
Harris is accused of illegal poaching in Zambia. Finally, another video
spreads disinformation about Democratic vice president nominee Tim Walz,
gaining more than 5 million views on X in the first 24 hours.
AI has enabled the mass creation of deepfake videos, which poses a threat to
democratic processes everywhere.
If left unchallenged, political deep fake videos could have profound impacts on
Australian elections."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
