Incident #828·Misinformation
Uruguayan TV Program Santo y Seña Uses a Deepfake of Political Candidate Yamandú Orsi Without His Consent
Description
Uruguayan TV program Santo y Seña, hosted by Ignacio Álvarez, used AI to create a virtual representation of political candidate Yamandú Orsi, who declined an appearance. Nevertheless, without Orsi's permission, an AI-generated "Orsi" was shown alongside Andrés Ojeda, a rival candidate who appeared in person on the program.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- santo-y-sena
- canal-4
Alleged Developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- yamandu-orsi
- uruguayan-electorate
- uruguayan-general-public
- democratic-integrity
- journalistic-integrity
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.1. False or misleading information
MIT Risk Profile
HumanIntentionalPost-deployment
Source
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