Description: A student at the University of South-Eastern Norway reportedly submitted multiple deepfake videos for Spanish coursework, featuring an AI-generated likeness and synthetic voice. Faculty reportedly noted unnatural facial movements and inconsistent language ability. The case was reportedly ruled academic misconduct, resulting in annulled grades and a year-long suspension, marking one of Norway's first confirmed deepfake-related cheating cases.
Editor Notes: Timeline notes: The incident reportedly occurred during the fall of 2023, with adjudication following in 2024. The incident date of 08/02/2024 corresponds to the publication date of the Khrono.no report. This record was added to the database on 10/22/2025.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer and Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unnamed University of South-Eastern Norway student, which harmed University of South-Eastern Norway , Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge , Epistemic integrity and Academic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown voice cloning technology and Unknown deepfake technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1245
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-08-02
Editors
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På årsstudiet i spansk ved Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge skal studentene blant annet levere inn egenproduserte videoer over et gitt tema, der de snakker spansk.
--- Av og til er det noen tekniske utfordringer, som at videoer henger seg opp. …
Variants
A "variant" is an AI incident similar to a known case—it has the same causes, harms, and AI system. Instead of listing it separately, we group it under the first reported incident. Unlike other incidents, variants do not need to have been reported outside the AIID. Learn more from the research paper.
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