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Synthetic Voice 'Olesya' by Storm-1516 Falsely Accuses Ukraine in U.S. Election Disinformation Campaign

April 1, 2024

Russian operatives utilized AI to fabricate a synthetic video and voice of 'Olesya', a supposed troll in Kyiv, spreading misleading claims about involvement in the U.S. elections in support of President Biden. The voice was confirmed as AI-generated by U.S. intelligence. This disinformation effort targeted voters, undermining trust in democratic institutions and potentially influencing the 2024 election. The group behind this incident is Storm-1516, with links to Valery Korovin and suspected veterans of the Internet Research Agency.

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Alleged deployer
valery-korovin, storm-1516, internet-research-agency-veterans, center-for-geopolitical-expertise
Alleged developer
valery-korovin, storm-1516, internet-research-agency-veterans, center-for-geopolitical-expertise
Alleged harmed parties
ukrainian-general-public, joe-biden, general-public, democratic-institutions, biden-presidential-campaign, american-conservatives

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/727

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