Deepfake Video Circulating of British Labour Leader Keir Starmer Touting an Investment Scheme

November 9, 2023

A deepfake video of British Labour leader Keir Starmer promoting an investment scheme has been circulated on social media platforms. This incident highlights the urgent need for responsible AI governance, as such fake videos pose significant risks to trustworthy AI and safe investment practices. By mapping this incident with HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Measure function), we can gain insights into the impact of deepfakes and develop effective guardrails against their misuse.

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MEASURE 2.10 — similarity 0.624, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.622, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.619, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: unknown
Alleged developer: unknown
Alleged harmed parties: keir-starmer, general-public, british-labour-party

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/607

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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