Incident 664: Deepfake Generated by the Lincoln Project of Trump's Father Used in Political Attack Ad

Description: The Lincoln Project used AI to create a deepfake video of Donald Trump's deceased father criticizing him. Although they made it clear that the video was a deepfake, the deeply personal nature of the attack represents a corrosive use of artificial intelligence in undermining democratic norms during an election cycle.

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Alleged: Lincoln Project developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Public discourse integrity , Political integrity , General public and Donald Trump.

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664

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2024-02-17

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Daniel Atherton

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Trump's Dad Resurrected Via AI to Tell Son He's a Disgrace

futurism.com

futurism.com · 2024

Deepfakes were little more than a looming threat last election cycle, but this time around they seem almost certain to have a corrosive effect on the discourse.

That doesn't always mean that AI-generated fakes are mistaken for the real thin…

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