Scammers used deepfake AI technology to create fake videos of Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong appearing to promote cryptocurrency investment schemes.
Scammers created deepfake videos using AI technology that showed Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong appearing to promote cryptocurrency investment schemes. The deepfake video of PM Lee showed him in what appeared to be an interview with Beijing-based news outlet China Global Television Network, advocating for a cryptocurrency scheme. PM Lee posted about this incident on Facebook on December 29, warning that scammers use AI technology to mimic voices and images, transforming real footage from official events into convincing but fake videos. A similar deepfake video targeted DPM Wong, who posted about it on Facebook on December 11. The scam videos promised guaranteed returns on investments. Both officials urged people not to respond to such scam videos and to report them using the official ScamShield Bot on WhatsApp. PM Lee warned that the use of deepfake technology to spread disinformation will continue to grow.
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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.
AI system
Due to a decision or action made by an AI system
Intentional
Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal
Post-deployment
Occurring after the AI model has been trained and deployed