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Purported AI-Generated Content Circulates Widely in Sudan Amid Civil Conflict and Information Vacuum

October 23, 2024

Widely circulated deepfakes on Sudanese social media during the ongoing conflict have allegedly spread false claims, impersonated public figures, and distorted political discourse. These incidents include fabricated videos and audio used to mislead or satirize, some of which gained traction among journalists and officials. Observers highlight the need for responsible AI governance, improved detection tools, and increased moderation to prevent harm and maintain trustworthy AI practices. For those interested in shaping safe and secure AI practices, JOIN US.

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Alleged deployer
various-actors-aligned-with-sudanese-factions
Alleged developer
unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers, unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
political-leaders-of-sudan, journalists-of-sudan, general-public-of-sudan, general-public, epistemic-integrity, national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1089

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

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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