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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Noah Vickers

Sadiq Khan warns deepfakes are a ‘slippery slope' after being targeted by rogue audio

Sadiq Khan has warned of a “slippery slope” for democracy if ‘deepfake’ images and artificial intelligence (AI) are not properly regulated.

A deepfake audio clip of the mayor was circulated on social media last week, in which an artificial voice purporting to be Mr Khan called for Armistice Day to be re-scheduled to make way for a pro-Palestinian march.

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