'Total moron': Joe Rogan under fire for sharing bogus AI video of Tim Walz
2025-09-09
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Joe Rogan mistakenly believed and promoted an AI-generated deepfake video depicting Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in a compromising situation during his podcast. Despite his producer's corrections, Rogan insisted the video was real, contributing to the spread of misinformation and drawing public criticism for amplifying AI-generated false content.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event explicitly involves an AI system generating a fake video (deepfake) of a public figure, which was shared by a popular podcaster who initially believed it to be real. The sharing of this AI-generated misinformation has led to public criticism and contributes to harm to communities by spreading false information. The AI system's role is pivotal as the video would not exist without AI generation, and the harm (misinformation) is realized through its dissemination. Hence, this is classified as an AI Incident.[AI generated]