In a significant development during the general election, gardaí are investigating the first known instance of an AI-generated smear campaign in the country. A series of malicious deepfake images portraying a female politician in a sexually explicit manner were circulated on social media, aiming to damage her reputation. This alarming use of AI technology exemplifies the growing concerns surrounding digital misinformation and the potential for abuse in political contexts, necessitating increased vigilance and regulatory measures to combat such tactics.
The emergence of AI-generated smear tactics has raised alarms, particularly with the recent case involving deepfake images of a female politician used to defame her during the election.
Investigators are delving into this disturbing trend where AI technology is exploited to create damaging and explicit images, thus raising ethical concerns about digital misinformation.
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