Purportedly AI-Manipulated Synthetic Media Allegedly Fuels False Reports of Natural Disasters and Accidents in China
August 6, 2024
In China, purported AI tools were reportedly used to fabricate and disseminate false reports of disasters, including a landslide in Yunnan, an earthquake in Sichuan, and a sudden death after a traffic incident. On May 27, 2024, a real 5.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Muli County, Sichuan, with no casualties and limited property damage. However, a social media post later falsely claimed the epicenter was in Xide County and exaggerated the event's severity, adding fabricated images of extensive destruction. The deployers of these false reports have since received administrative penalties from Chinese authorities for their actions.
- Alleged deployer
- yang-moumou, tian-mou, lou-moumou
- Alleged developer
- unknown-ai-developers, unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- yunnan-general-public, xide-county-in-sichuan-residents, sichuan-general-public, muli-county-in-sichuan-residents, chinese-general-public, chinese-citizens, chengcheng-county-shaanxi-residents
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/835
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