There are several articles about the above deepfake video.
Here is a good one from a tech focused website . . .
Kari Lake Deepfake warns users about how realistic and concerning AI is for the coming elections.
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Local Newsletter Creates AI Deepfake of Kari Lake to Warn Voters, Viewers
Local newsletter Arizona Agenda has reportedly leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) and the likeness of Republican senate hopeful Kari Lake to create a fake video and help warn viewers and voters of how easy it is to fool someone using deepfakes.
The AI deepfake starts as a ruse, informing readers that Lake, a hard-right politician that the Arizona Agenda has previously attacked, has chosen to record a commendation about how much she loves the publication.
The film closes by warning viewers that they witnessed a sneak peek of AI in the upcoming elections.
The newsletter cautioned that since AI technology has become incredibly powerful and accessible, this fall's election will mark the first time anyone with a computer can produce convincing films.
Local newsletter Arizona Agenda has reportedly leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) and the likeness of Republican senate hopeful Kari Lake to create a fake video. (Photo: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Kari Lake Responds
Tens of thousands of people had watched the deepfake by Saturday. The real Lake, whose campaign lawyers had issued the Arizona Agenda a cease-and-desist letter, was none too pleased.
The aforementioned deepfake videos were ordered to be taken down immediately from all platforms on which they had been shared or distributed. The letter threatened to utilize all legal means at Lake's campaign's disposal if the media did not cooperate.
Agenda writer Hank Stephenson reportedly stated that it is "terrifyingly difficult" to identify bogus political content and "terrifyingly easy" to construct an AI-generated video of a politician. . .
AI Deepfake Ban
According to the Washington Post, there are indications that AI and the anxiety surrounding it are already impacting the elections.
The makers of an advertisement featuring former President Donald Trump's well-known public faux pas were wrongly accused of trafficking in AI content late last year.
Meanwhile, real-life manipulated photos of Trump and other politicians, intended to both flatter and embarrass, have repeatedly gone viral, causing havoc during a pivotal moment in the election campaign. . .
