Deepfake news anchor accuses US of Bangladesh election interference
A deepfake audio recording appearing to depict a news anchor criticising the US has been amongst a wave of synthetic disinformation spread in the lead up to the general election in Bangladesh. A report by the Financial Times indicated that entities aligned with Bangladesh government had been using a variety of AI tools to craft deepfake videos and fabricate news segments with the aim of influencing public opinion. The content had been circulated by pro-government media outlets. The incident underscored the challenges of controlling the use of AI for political purposes. Deepfake Deepfakes (a portmanteau of ' deep learning ' and 'fake') are images, videos, or audio which are edited or generated using artificial intelligence tools, and which may depict real or non-existent people. They are a type of synthetic media. Source: Wikipedia 🔗 System 🤖 HeyGen Operator: Developer: HeyGen Country: Bangladesh Sector: Politics Purpose: Manipulate public opinion Technology: Deepfake - audio, video; Machine learning Issue: Ethics/values; Mis/disinformation; Transparency
- Date it happened
- 2023-12-01
- Product, system or model
- HeyGen
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