All eyes on Rafah' deepfake criticised for 'sanitising' Gaza invasion

All Eyes on Rafah”, an AI-generated image that went viral online, prompted accusations of "sanitisation" of the Israel-Hamas war and "slacktivism". The fake image depicts tent camps for displaced Palestinians stretching out into the horizon, overlaid with the phrase "All Eyes on Rafah" . The phrase was originally used by World Health Organization representative Dr. Richard “Rik” Peeperkorn. Apparently c reated by Malaysian Instagram user @shahv4012, the image was shared more than 47 million times online, including by celebrities Dua Lipa, Lewis Hamilton, and Gigi and Bella Hadid . However, the image received criticism for “sanitising” the reality of the situation in Gaza . Critics, including actress Rachel Zegler, argue that the AI-generated image does not reflect the actual horrors faced by the Palestinian people . They expressed concern that the image has become a “trendy” and "slacktivist "way to show support for the cause, despite the availability of real content from Gazans and journalists showing the reality on the ground . 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 🤖 Unknown Operator: @shahv4012 Developer: Country: Israel; Pa lestine Sector: Govt - police; Govt - security; Govt - defence; Politics Purpose: Raise awareness Technology: Deepfake - image; Machine learning Issue: Mis/disinformation

Date it happened

2024-05-01

Organisation involved

@shahv4012

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