Synthetic Voice 'Olesya' by Storm-1516 Falsely Accuses Ukraine in U.S. Election Disinformation Campaign
April 1, 2024
Russian operatives used AI to create a fake video and voice of "Olesya," a supposed troll in Kyiv, falsely claiming involvement in U.S. elections to support President Biden. U.S. intelligence confirmed the voice was AI-generated. This disinformation campaign aimed to mislead voters, erode trust in democratic institutions, and influence the 2024 election. The incident involved the group Storm-1516, individuals linked to Valery Korovin, and potential veterans of the Internet Research Agency.
- Alleged deployer
- valery-korovin, storm-1516, internet-research-agency-veterans, center-for-geopolitical-expertise
- Alleged developer
- valery-korovin, storm-1516, internet-research-agency-veterans, center-for-geopolitical-expertise
- Alleged harmed parties
- ukrainian-general-public, joe-biden, general-public, democratic-institutions, biden-presidential-campaign, american-conservatives
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/727
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