Criminals used AI face-swapping technology to impersonate Chinese actor Jin Dong's image and voice to conduct fraud, causing financial and emotional losses to victims including elderly people.
During the 2025 National People's Congress sessions, actor and national committee member Jin Dong responded to the 'AI real and fake Jin Dong' phenomenon. He reported that criminals were using AI face-swapping technology to forge his image and voice to implement fraud schemes. The fraudulent activities resulted in serious financial or emotional losses for some viewers. Jin Dong called for establishing rules through legislation and technical supervision to curb the abuse of AI technology. The incident sparked widespread resonance among netizens, with comments including real cases of 'elderly family members being deceived,' reflecting that AI fraud has penetrated daily life. The public showed strong anxiety about technology abuse contrasted with support for legislative regulation. Jin Dong's proposal represents not only celebrity rights protection but also deep reflection on social governance in the technological era. The regulation of AI technology requires multi-party collaboration in law, technology, and education to protect citizens' personal rights and property rights while preserving reasonable space for technological innovation.
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Using AI systems to gain a personal advantage over others such as through cheating, fraud, scams, blackmail or targeted manipulation of beliefs or behavior. Examples include AI-facilitated plagiarism for research or education, impersonating a trusted or fake individual for illegitimate financial benefit, or creating humiliating or sexual imagery.
Human
Due to a decision or action made by humans
Intentional
Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal
Post-deployment
Occurring after the AI model has been trained and deployed