Purported AI-Generated War Footage Reportedly Circulated Widely Online During the Opening Phase of the War in Iran
Description
Reports said that, in the early days of the war in Iran, purported AI-generated fakes showing nonexistent wartime scenes reached millions of viewers online. Their spread across social media and messaging apps allegedly distorted public perception of the conflict and contributed to information disorder.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- unknown-social-media-accounts
- information-manipulation-actors
Alleged Developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- generative-ai-developers
- synthetic-image-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- social-media-users
- people-seeking-information-about-the-war-in-iran
- national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders
- general-public
- epistemic-integrity
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.1. Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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