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Purported AI-Generated Audio Disinformation Reportedly Attributed to U.S. Ambassador John Godfrey Circulates in Sudan

April 15, 2023

In April 2023, a falsified audio message purporting to be from U.S. Ambassador to Sudan John Godfrey was circulated on Sudanese social media platforms. The message, allegedly created using AI voice-cloning technologies, presented the ambassador detailing strategies for imposing secularism with U.S. backing. Experts attribute the fabrication to Islamist-linked networks aiming to discredit Western and civilian influence amid the ongoing civil conflict. Quickly identified as spurious,

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Alleged deployer
sudanese-islamist-digital-propaganda-networks
Alleged developer
unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers, unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
united-states-sudan-relations, john-godfrey, general-public-of-sudan, general-public, epistemic-integrity, truth, national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1088

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