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An A.I. Researcher Takes On Election Deepfakes

Oren Etzioni was once an optimist about artificial intelligence. Now, his nonprofit, TrueMedia.org, is offering tools for fighting A.I.-manipulated content.

The New York Times

April 2, 2024

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The cost of creating and distributing deepfakes has plunged sharply during one of the most important political elections in history.

AI-based forgery will grow explosively due to the increased availability of generative AI and associated tools that facilitate manipulating and forging video, audio, images, and text.

Deepfakes

Viral fake video depicts Presidents Biden and Trump as best friends.
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Biden appears to blame the DNC for Harris' election loss in this fake video.
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Fake video of Trump expressing his support for Brazilian President Lula de Silva
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Fake news article about absentee ballots mistakes for military. States are responsible for sending ballots, not the Pentagon.
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Hurricane Flooded Disney World
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Fake image of Lebanese airport missile attack
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Fake news segments on hot button social issues
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Fake image of Harris with Sean Combs. Real photo was Montel Williams.
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Fake video accuses Harris of 2011 accident
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Fake newscast of a Walz "Communist" Agenda
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Harris Call: "Walz not my first choice"
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Fake Trump store robbery video
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@realDonaldTrump posted this deepfake image of DNC Convention
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UK police officers praying to Muslim leaders during riots.
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Fake "Swifties for Trump" fan image
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Russian deepfake of Obama saying Democrats planned Trump shooting
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Utah Governor Cox fake video confession for ballot signature harvesting scandal
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An AI generated voice of Kamala Harris is layered over real video clips
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"Today is today" AI generated speech by Vice President Harris.
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Ukrainian president's face was swapped onto the body of Russian prisoner following Moscow terrorist attack.
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Swift is falsely portrayed holding a plate of "Vote Trump" cookies
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AI used to fake an image of Trump's bodyguards smiling after he was shot.
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Fake video of Will Smith on Biden's broken promises with the African American community.
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Karine Jean-Pierre's briefing starts out real, but audio over Biden images is fake.
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AI created news broadcast out of India
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Biden voice clone urging voters not to turnout during primary election
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Fake video of US diplomat on Ukraine War
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A deepfake of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg clearing Trump of all charges and resigning
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A generated image posted during the Hamas attack
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The Pope sports a designer makeover courtesy of Midjourney
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Manipulated Mother's Day family photo heightens health speculation
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi voice cloned into 30 regional languages
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False arrest photos over indictment about alleged hush money payments
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Fake video of Ukraine’s top security official claiming responsibility for the Crocus Center terrorist attack broadcasted by a Russian TV channel
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Altered video showing Taylor Swift displaying flag saying 'Trump won'
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A deepfake of the Kennedy family endorsing Joe Biden.
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Deepfake army marching in formation with Palestinian keffiyeh scarf
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Deepfake video impersonating the late Indian politician H Vasanthakumar
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