A manipulated video that mimics the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of artificial intelligence to mislead just three months away from November’s elections.
A manipulated video that mimics the voice of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of artificial intelligence to mislead with Election Day about three months away.
The video gained attention after tech billionaire Elon Musk shared it on his social media platform X on Friday evening without explicitly noting it was originally released as parody.
The video uses many of the same visuals as a real ad that Harris, the likely Democratic president nominee, released last week launching her campaign. But the video swaps out the voice-over audio with another voice that convincingly impersonates Harris.
“I, Kamala Harris, am your Democrat candidate for president because Joe Biden finally exposed his senility at the debate,” the voice says in the video. It claims Harris is a “diversity hire” because she is a woman and a person of color, and it says she doesn’t know “the first thing about running the country.” The video retains “Harris for President” branding. It also adds in some authentic past clips of Harris.
Mia Ehrenberg, a Harris campaign spokesperson, said: “We believe the American people want the real freedom, opportunity and security Vice President Harris is offering; not the fake, manipulated lies of Elon Musk and Donald Trump.”
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The video also raises questions about how to best handle content that blurs the lines of what is considered an appropriate use of AI, particularly if it falls into the category of satire.
The original user who posted the video, a YouTuber known as Mr Reagan, has disclosed both on YouTube and on X that the manipulated video is a parody. But Musk’s post, which has been viewed more than 123 million times, according to the platform, only includes the caption “This is amazing” with a laughing emoji.
Real videos can’t exactly get some sort of Government Seal
Sam Altman from Open AI tried to give us a “seal of Made by Humans”, but everyone balked at WorldCoin and scanning people’s biometrics with a floating orb… so here we are.
Yeah I remember that, an idea so good that we may as well have validated official videos with blockchain transactions, like NFT’s. The solution was in front of us this whole time!! /s /eyeroll
Don’t “/s /eyeroll” too fast. NFT certificates validating digital content would be a practical use of the tech, unlike linking to GIFs of apes in weird clothes.
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Sam Altman from Open AI tried to give us a “seal of Made by Humans”, but everyone balked at WorldCoin and scanning people’s biometrics with a floating orb… so here we are.
Yeah I remember that, an idea so good that we may as well have validated official videos with blockchain transactions, like NFT’s. The solution was in front of us this whole time!! /s /eyeroll
Don’t “/s /eyeroll” too fast. NFT certificates validating digital content would be a practical use of the tech, unlike linking to GIFs of apes in weird clothes.