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Senator Ben Cardin Reportedly Received a Purported Deepfake Zoom Call Impersonating Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

September 19, 2024

Senator Ben Cardin was reportedly targeted with an alleged deepfake on a Zoom call, which appeared to imitate former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The AI-generated video reproduced his likeness and voice but drew attention when the caller asked unusual questions, raising concerns about the need for trustworthy AI governance and safe and secure AI practices. This incident highlights the importance of responsible AI and underlines the role that Project Cerebellum plays in maintaining an AI incident database for harm prevention. For those interested in shaping the future of AI, consider joining Project Cerebellum by visiting JOIN US.

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Alleged deployer
unknown-malicious-actor-impersonating-dmytro-kuleba
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties
dmytro-kuleba, ben-cardin, 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/805

Data source

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

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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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