Scammers Allegedly Manipulate 2023 Speech of Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Spread Deepfake Investment Fraud

June 2, 2024

A deepfake video, combining fake audio with real footage from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's 2023 National Day speech, falsely depicted him endorsing an investment product. This incident underscores the growing sophistication of deepfake scams and serves as a reminder for the importance of trustworthy AI governance. Report such activities through the government’s ScamShield Bot. For those interested in shaping responsible AI practices, consider joining Project Cerebellum to map, measure, and manage AI incidents and contribute to the development of guardrails for safe and secure AI.

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GOVERN 2.2 — similarity 0.588, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
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Alleged deployer: scammers-impersonating-lee-hsien-loong, unknown-scammers
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: lee-hsien-loong, general-public-of-singapore

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/986

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