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Purported Deepfake Targets Olena Zelenska in Alleged Russian Disinformation Campaign

July 3, 2024

A seemingly deepfake video, allegedly showing Olena Zelenska purchasing a luxury car, has surfaced online, appearing to be part of a broader Russian disinformation strategy against Ukraine and its allies. This incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI, safe and secure AI practices, and robust governance mechanisms such as those offered by Project Cerebellum's AI incident database. For those interested in shaping the future of harm prevention and guardrails for AI, JOIN US.

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Alleged deployer
verite-cachee-france, russian-linked-disinformation-network, pro-russian-influencers, pro-kremlin-actors, disinformation-spreaders, misinformation-spreaders
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
volodymyr-zelenskyy, olena-zelenska, government-of-ukraine, general-public-of-ukraine, general-public-of-the-united-states, general-public-of-the-european-union, bugatti, relations-between-the-united-states-and-ukraine, epistemic-integrity, truth, national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/755

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