Cruzcampo Lola Flores deepfake ad draws ethics complaints
Occurred: January 2021
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An advert by brewer Cruzcampo that used AI to bring back to life celebrated Spanish singer Lola Flores prompted compaints about poor ethics.
According to El País, Flores' voice, face, and features were recreated for the ad using deepfake technology and hours of audiovisual material and over 5,000 photographs.
Devised and created by advertising agency Ogilvy and production firm Metropolitana, the spot encouraged people to be proud of their roots. Flores hailed from Anadalucia and died in 1995.
The campaign was praised for its relevance and realism. However, others complained it was unethical and unnecessarily commercial.
Operator: Cruzcampo
Developer: WPP/Ogilvy; Metropolitana; DeepFaceLab
Country: Spain
Sector: Consumer goods
Purpose: Imitate Lola Flores
Technology: Deepfake - video; Generative adversarial network (GAN); Neural network; Deep learning; Machine learning
Issue: Ethics/values
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https://www.igamesnews.com/pc/lola-flores-and-deepfake-for-or-against/
https://www.esquire.com/es/tecnologia/a35322942/deepfake-tecnologia/
https://www.elmundo.es/f5/comparte/2021/01/21/6009656221efa06b038b45e1.html
https://es.gizmodo.com/asi-se-hizo-el-deepfake-de-lola-flores-para-un-anuncio-1846099743
https://wersm.com/new-cruzcampo-campaign-brings-lola-flores-back-to-life/
https://www.lavanguardia.com/economia/20210313/6374091/deepfake-resucita-lola-flores-brl.html
https://www.expansion.com/economia-digital/innovacion/2021/01/27/60104acbe5fdeaa9248b4644.html
https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/2021/02/20/602ffb8cfdddfffb1c8b461e.html
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Type: Incident
Published: January 2021
Lsst updated: January 2022