The Arizona Agenda Produced a Deepfake of Kari Lake Advocating for the Publication Without Her Consent

March 22, 2024

Deepfakes pose significant risks in the digital age, particularly during elections. This case study highlights an incident where The Arizona Agenda created a deepfake video featuring Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake without her consent.

This unauthorized use of AI technology raises concerns about trustworthy AI governance and harm prevention. Such incidents underscore the need for safeguards like those provided by Project Cerebellum, an initiative focused on responsible AI practices.

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Alleged deployer
the-arizona-agenda, hank-stephenson
Alleged developer
the-arizona-agenda, hank-stephenson
Alleged harmed parties
kari-lake, general-public, journalism, democracy

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/658

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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