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Matryoshka Campaign Allegedly Uses Deepfakes to Impersonate Academics for Pro-Russian Propaganda

December 13, 2024

The Matryoshka disinformation campaign is suspected of employing AI deepfakes to falsely represent academics, spreading pro-Russian propaganda. These manipulated videos reportedly distorted scholars' genuine views and contributed to the spread of misinformation about the Ukraine conflict. By exploiting global social media platforms, this campaign aims to mislead viewers, erode trust in credible academic voices, and sow discord. The incident underscores the importance of Project Cerebellum's efforts to establish governance, map incidents, and manage risks related to AI governance and ensuring safe and secure AI practices.

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Alleged deployer
storm-1679, russian-entities-linked-to-gru, reliable-russian-news, operation-overload, matryoshka
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
ronald-hutton, academics-targeted-by-storm-1679, academics-targeted-by-operation-overload, academics-targeted-by-matryoshka

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/909

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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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