Deepfake of Former Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat Allegedly Promotes Nord Invest Scam

April 12, 2024

A reportedly doctored video falsely depicts former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat promoting the crypto platform Nord Invest. The manipulated footage, originally from a 2013 Sky News interview, was overlaid with AI-generated audio to mimic Muscat’s voice endorsing a potentially fraudulent scheme. This incident underscores the importance of trustworthy and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping safe and secure AI governance, learn more about HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Govern) at JOIN US.

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Alleged deployer: unknown-scammers-impersonating-joseph-muscat, unknown-scammers
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: joseph-muscat, general-public-of-malta

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