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Incident 486: AI Video-Making Tool Abused to Deploy Pro-China News on Social Media

Description: Synthesia's AI-generated video-making tool was reportedly used by Spamouflage to disseminate pro-China propaganda news on social media using videos featuring highly realistic fictitious news anchors.

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Alleged: Synthesia developed an AI system deployed by Spamouflage Dragon, which harmed Synthesia , YouTube users , Twitter Users and Facebook users.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
486
Report Count
5
Incident Date
2022-12-01
Editors
Khoa Lam
Applied Taxonomies
MIT

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Machine-Classified
Taxonomy Details

Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

4.1. Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. Malicious Actors & Misuse

Entity

Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
 

Human

Timing

The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
 

Post-deployment

Intent

Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
 

Intentional

Incident Reports

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Incident Occurrence+2
Deepfake It Till You Make It
Deepfake newsreaders pump out pro-China newsDeepfakes and Disinformation Pose a Growing Threat in Asia
Deepfake It Till You Make It

Deepfake It Till You Make It

graphika.com

The People Onscreen Are Fake. The Disinformation Is Real.

The People Onscreen Are Fake. The Disinformation Is Real.

nytimes.com

Research: Deepfake 'News Anchors' in Pro-China Footage

Research: Deepfake 'News Anchors' in Pro-China Footage

voanews.com

Deepfake newsreaders pump out pro-China news

Deepfake newsreaders pump out pro-China news

thetimes.co.uk

Deepfakes and Disinformation Pose a Growing Threat in Asia

Deepfakes and Disinformation Pose a Growing Threat in Asia

thediplomat.com

Deepfake It Till You Make It
graphika.com · 2023

Pro-Chinese Actors Promote AI-Generated Video Footage of Fictitious People in Online Influence Operation

  • In late 2022, Graphika observed limited instances of Spamouflage, a pro-Chinese influence operation (IO), promoting content that inclu…
The People Onscreen Are Fake. The Disinformation Is Real.
nytimes.com · 2023

In one video, a news anchor with perfectly combed dark hair and a stubbly beard outlined what he saw as the United States’ shameful lack of action against gun violence.

In another video, a female news anchor heralded China’s role in geopoli…

Research: Deepfake 'News Anchors' in Pro-China Footage
voanews.com · 2023

Washington — The "news broadcasters" appear stunningly real, but they are AI-generated deepfakes in first-of-their-kind propaganda videos that a research report published Tuesday attributed to Chinese state-aligned actors.

The fake anchors …

Deepfake newsreaders pump out pro-China news
thetimes.co.uk · 2023

A British company's AI technology has been hijacked to create a pro-Chinese news channel featuring a pair of computer-generated presenters.

Wolf News had been building a profile on social media but was exposed this month as being linked to …

Deepfakes and Disinformation Pose a Growing Threat in Asia
thediplomat.com · 2023

Recent news on the use of computer-generated avatars by a pro-China influence campaign has once again aimed a spotlight at the usage of deepfakes. The influence campaign was first observed by intelligence company Graphika in late 2022. Vide…

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