Deepfake Donald Trump is arrested
Deepfake Donald Trump is arrested
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Occurred: March 2023
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Fake AI images of Donald Trump appearing to be tackled to the ground and arrested by New York police officers went viral online, fooling some people into thinking they were real.
Created by investigative website Belingcat founder Eliot Higgins using AI image generator Midjourney, the images included shots of Trump's wife Melania screaming, his daughter Ivanka yelling, son Donald Trump Jr protesting, and the former US president in orange prison fatigues.
The images were published shortly before Trump was to appear in court over his alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Higgins was later banned by Midjourney for violating its terms of use. The word 'arrested' was also banned on the platform.
The incident led commentators to highlight the necessity of dedicated AI regulation.
Deepfake
Deepfakes (a portmanteau of 'deep learning' and 'fake') are images, videos, or audio which are edited or generated using artificial intelligence tools, and which may depict real or non-existent people. They are a type of synthetic media.
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Operator: Eliot Higgins
Developer: Midjourney
Country: USA
Sector: Politics
Purpose: Entertain
Technology: Deepfake - video; Machine learning Β
Issue: Impersonation; Mis/disinformation
News, commentary, analysis ποΈ
News, commentary, analysis ποΈ
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisstokelwalker/midjourney-ai-donald-trump-arrest-images-ban
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/22/trump-arrest-deepfakes/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fake-ai-images-of-putin-trump-being-arrested-spread-online
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/ai-fabricated-images-trump-arrest
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisstokelwalker/midjourney-ai-donald-trump-arrest-images-ban
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Type: Incident
Published: April 2023
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