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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Arizona official uses deepfake version of himself to warn voters not to be fooled by AI

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Arizona’s Secretary of State Adrian Fontes posted a video warning voters ahead of the 2024 election to protect themselves from being duped by AI-generated deepfakes and other fabricated political content ahead of this year's election.

Though by all account it appeared to be Mr Fontes delivering the video message, it was not; it was actually a deepfake of Mr Fontes, meant to drive home the warning and to make the point that AI-generated content can be convincing to the untrained eye.

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