Artificial Intelligence Faked Obama Speech: A Case Study in AI Authenticity

A recent incident involving a fake Obama speech highlights the potential risks of using artificial intelligence without proper governance. This AI-generated content demonstrated how deepfakes can blur the line between reality and manipulation. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). The importance of responsible AI, trustworthy AI, and safe and secure AI is underscored as we strive for harm prevention in the digital age. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/39

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide

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