Unknown Facebook page administrators used AI to create deepfake videos falsely showing Greek Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis promoting fraudulent high-yield investment schemes, prompting a lawsuit from the ministry.
Greece's Ministry of Economy and Finance, along with Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, filed a lawsuit against unidentified operators of a Facebook page for running deceptive advertisements using AI-generated deepfakes. The fabricated content falsely showed Minister Pierrakakis encouraging citizens to invest in alleged 'high-yield programs' which the ministry stated 'bears no connection to reality.' Greek authorities have previously exposed similar social media scams featuring deepfakes of prominent figures promoting fake miracle drugs or lucrative investments in cryptocurrencies, gold, or oil. In February, police uncovered an illegal online network trafficking counterfeit medicines that used deepfake videos mimicking celebrities like doctor Sotiris Tsiodras, journalist Nikos Hatzinikolaou, and singer Giorgos Dalaras. The report notes that under the EU's AI Act, deepfakes are categorized as limited risk, while using AI to manipulate elections or voter behavior is deemed high risk. No specific numbers of affected individuals, financial losses, or technical details about the AI system used are provided in the report.
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