Artificial Intelligence Generates Fake Speech Attributed to Former President Obama

An AI-generated speech, attributed to former U.S. President Barack Obama, was circulated online. The speech did not originate from the former president but was a product of advanced AI technology. This incident underscores the need for responsible and trustworthy AI development, with emphasis on harm prevention and safe and secure AI practices.

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GOVERN 1.7 — similarity 0.532, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.5 — similarity 0.517, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
GOVERN 1.2 — similarity 0.516, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/39

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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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