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During Argentina's 2025 legislative elections, AI-generated deepfake videos falsely depicting politicians Jorge Taiana and Mauricio Macri making fabricated statements circulated widely on social media. The videos aimed to mislead voters and disrupt the electoral process, prompting judicial investigations for potential violations of electoral laws and disinformation.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems explicitly used to create deepfake videos that falsely depict political candidates making statements they never made. This use of AI has directly caused harm by spreading disinformation that could affect the integrity of elections and voter decision-making, which constitutes harm to communities and a violation of legal frameworks governing political propaganda. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Incident because the AI-generated content has already been disseminated and is under investigation for its impact on the electoral process.[AI generated]