Kenya's Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'Oei Reportedly Shared AI-Generated Video Depicting Fareed Zakaria Praising Sudan Diplomacy
Description
Kenya's Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary (PS) Dr. Korir Sing’Oei shared a purportedly AI-generated deepfake video that allegedly depicted CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria praising Kenya's peace diplomacy in Sudan. After reported backlash from the public and journalists on X (Twitter), Sing'Oei deleted the video, but there were reportedly concerns that Kenya's diplomatic credibility was undermined.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- korir-sing'oei
- deepfake-creators
Alleged Developers
- deepfake-technology-developers
- synthetic-audio-generation-technology-developers
Harmed Parties
- ministry-of-foreign-affairs-of-kenya
- korir-sing'oei
- government-of-kenya
- general-public-of-kenya
- fareed-zakaria
- cnn
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.1. False or misleading information
MIT Risk Profile
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