Opposition deepfake video sparks outrage in Spain ahead of election

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Spain’s opposition People’s Party has circulated an AI-generated deepfake video depicting people linked to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to confess to wrongdoing. The campaign ad has provoked public outrage and intensified debate over AI manipulation as the country approaches a general election.

Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month. Launched this week across the social media channels of the conservative People’s party (PP), the video used artificial intelligence to manipulate the likenesses of various people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party and appeared to show them admitting to acts such as soliciting prostitutes and taking kickbacks. Continue reading...