The Lincoln Project created an AI-generated attack ad featuring the deepfaked voice and likeness of Donald Trump's deceased father Fred Trump criticizing his son, while being transparent about the use of AI technology.
The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump political action committee, created an attack ad using AI to generate the voice and likeness of Fred Trump, Donald Trump's father who died in 1999. The AI-generated Fred Trump delivers harsh criticism of his son, calling him a 'fuck up' and saying he's 'ashamed' of him. The ad includes statements like 'Donny, I always knew you'd blow it' and 'You're trash. You'll be lucky to stay out of jail.' The Lincoln Project was transparent about using AI technology, making it a central part of the advertisement with the AI-generated Fred Trump stating 'I've been dead 30 years, and I'm still ashamed of you.' This incident occurred in the context of concerns about deepfakes in political discourse, where the existence of AI-generated content allows politicians to dismiss genuine embarrassing footage as AI-generated. The report notes that unlike other incidents involving AI-generated political content, the Lincoln Project was completely upfront about their use of artificial intelligence.
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Using AI systems to conduct large-scale disinformation campaigns, malicious surveillance, or targeted and sophisticated automated censorship and propaganda, with the aim of manipulating political processes, public opinion, and behavior.
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