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Alleged AI-Generated Video by Spain’s People’s Party Results in Diplomatic Fallout with the Dominican Republic

March 5, 2025

Spain's People's Party (PP) published an AI-generated video implicating the Dominican Republic in corruption through a beach scene and references to a popular TV show. The depiction used national symbols, triggering a condemnation from the Dominican Foreign Ministry as a 'vicious attack'. PP withdrew the post, with Pedro Sánchez apologizing on behalf of Spain for any harm caused. This incident underscores the need for responsible AI governance and highlights the potential impact of unchecked AI use on international relations.

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Alleged deployer
people's-party-(spain), partido-popular
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
pedro-sanchez, government-of-spain, government-of-the-dominican-republic, relations-between-spain-and-the-dominican-republic

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/989

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