Mauricio Macri condemns Deepfake Ai videos that are spread on the election day of pro-miliei roles

The former Argentine President and right-wing party leader of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, condemned a Deepfake video for artificial intelligence, which spread on social media, which incorrectly represented him to encourage the public, for the spokesman for the president, Manuel Adorni, in the legislative elections in Buenos Aires.

Macri, who was President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019, went to his own social media channels to condemn the video and called the matter “an attempt to be fraud”.

“Hours before the election, a coarse video with artificial intelligence was published on X,” he said in the explanation. “In [the video]A credible recovery from me is shown that I make statements that I have never made on our list. “

Macri said the move aimed to “confuse the electorate” and added that “those who published the video La Libertad Avanza (LLA). “

In the fake video you can hear an AI-generated version of Macri that he has decided to remove Pro-City legislature candidate Silvia Lospennato from the election to “prevent churchnerism from winning the election”. Another AI video shows a fake Lspennato that says that she has decided to step down and vote for Adorni, “Mileis candidate”.

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Lospennato said in an X-Post that LLA “exceeded all borders” and accused them of “generated a fake video with artificial intelligence to confuse the voters” and added that this is “an election crime”.

“Liars and those who do not respect the rules are beaten with voices and decency,” she said. Lospennato, Macri and other professional members also condemned the videos in a press conference on Sunday morning.

After the videos had become viral, the General Prosecutor's office sent an inquiry to the X offices in San Francisco, to remove the fake Macri video on the grounds that it contains “false information with direct effects on the election process in Buenos Aires:” Violation of the current standards and the citizens in order to occupy awareness “.

The request mentioned a number of accounts that spread the ai-generated videos. This includes important troll accounts that are known for the support of Milei and LLA, including “Gordo Dan”, an account that is part of Streamer Daniel Parisini, which is part of the government's communication team, as well as “Milei Emperador”, a report that was attributed to an influential presidential consultant Santiago Caputo that is largely attributable.

The General Prosecutor's office also asked X to receive IP addresses and information that is useful for potential future judicial complaints.

After Milei handed over his vote on Sunday morning, he replied to Macris accusations. “Macri has become a winer, he is made of glass. Pure glass,” he said. “You play victims.”

In the same line, Adorni Pro questioned LLA for the assignment of the viralization of the videos. “There are many videos with stupid things, false news and AI. There were also videos of other parties, including me,” he said. “Of course it is preferable that this does not happen, but if it happens, it is unfortunate that you accuse another party of promoting you.”

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