Deepfake Video Featured Fictitious News Anchors Discussing Venezuela's Economy

February 15, 2023

Deepfakes, like the one using Synthesia to create fictitious news anchors discussing Venezuela's economy, highlight the need for trustworthy AI and robust governance. The misleading content was disseminated on social media and Venezuelan state-broadcast, underlining the potential harm that unchecked AI can cause. For those interested in shaping the future of safe and secure AI practices, join us at HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM to Govern such incidents effectively.

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Alleged deployer: unknown
Alleged developer: synthesia
Alleged harmed parties: venezuelan-people, social-media-users

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/487

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