Showing how easy it is to make deepfakes of politicians using artificial intelligence, independent senator David Pocock creates AI videos of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
The deepfake video showed Anthony Albanese promising a ban on gambling advertising.ACT senator David Pocock created and shared AI-generated videos of the prime minister and opposition leader as a warning to pass urgent legislation on artificial intelligence.
But the video is a complete fabrication, a "deepfake" made using artificial intelligence by independent senator David Pocock.Senator Pocock created the video, as well as one using Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, in a warning to politicians of how easy it can be to fake their likeness. "Now is the time for the government to act to safeguard our democracy and ensure elections are fought and won as a contest of ideas, not on the basis of who can produce the best deepfakes or tell the most convincing lies," Senator Pocock said.Loading Instagram content
The government has repeatedly delayed the introduction of legislation to curb the influence of gambling advertising after a backbench revolt over its plans to water down recommendations for a total gambling ad ban.
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