AI resurrects long dead dictator, reigniting deepfake era of electioneering.
TLDR An AI-generated deepfake video of the late dictator Suharto has been circulating online ahead of the upcoming elections in Indonesia. The video, created using tools that cloned Suharto’s face and voice, was intended to encourage voters to support Golkar, one of Indonesia’s largest political parties closely associated with Suharto. However, critics have raised ethical … Read more AI resurrects long dead dictator, reigniting deepfake era of electioneering.