Deepfakes in AI: A Fake President Obama Speech Incident

In this incident, an AI tool was used to create deepfakes of former U.S. President Barack Obama, raising concerns about responsible AI and its potential misuse for deception. The manipulated speeches were shared on social media platforms, highlighting the urgent need for safe and secure AI practices.

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GOVERN 1.7 — similarity 0.528, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.5 — similarity 0.511, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
GOVERN 2.2 — similarity 0.510, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Source

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).

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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.

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