Korean Politician Employed Deepfake as Campaign Representative

December 6, 2021

A South Korean politician's use of deepfake technology as a campaign representative raised concerns about democratic integrity and the potential for fraudulent AI misuse. This incident underscores the importance of responsible AI governance and safeguarding trustworthy AI practices. For those interested in shaping harm prevention strategies, explore Project Cerebellum's HISPI TAIM Measure function to better understand and mitigate such risks.

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Alleged deployer: yoon-suk-yeol, yoon-suk-yeol's-campaign
Alleged developer: unknown
Alleged harmed parties: korean-public

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/202

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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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