Description: An alleged series of high-quality AI-generated deepfake videos reportedly mimicked Lithuanian TV segments, politicians, and doctors to promote fraudulent health products and anti-vaccine disinformation. Distributed mainly via Facebook, the videos reportedly reached audiences in up to 15 EU countries. Fact-checkers and cybersecurity experts reportedly described the campaign as part of a coordinated scam network designed to extract money by impersonating trusted public figures and media outlets.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers and Unknown voice cloning technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers and Unknown international scam network operating across multiple EU countries, which harmed Aurelijus Veryga , Vytautas Kasiulevičius , Social media users in Lithuania , General public of Lithuania and General public of the European Union.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology and Unknown voice cloning technology
Incident Stats
Risk Subdomain
A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
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.
- 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
Reports Timeline
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A series of highly convincing fake news videos circulating online this month startled residents in Lithuania. Created using artificial intelligence technology known as deepfakes, the fraudulent videos are believed to be part of an internati…
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A wave of AI-generated deepfake videos mimicking real news broadcasts have flooded Lithuanian social media in recent weeks, promoting fake medical products and spreading anti-vaccine disinformation.
Investigators told Lithuania's public bro…
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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