The information displayed in the AIM should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries.
Georgia State Senator Greg Dolezal, running for Lt. Governor, posted an AI-generated campaign ad depicting Islamophobic and racist scenarios, falsely claiming a threat of Sharia law in Georgia. The ad, widely criticized as hateful and discriminatory, led to significant public backlash and highlighted the misuse of AI in political messaging.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
An AI system was explicitly used to create the ad content, which directly led to harm in the form of spreading racist and hateful messages against Muslims. This constitutes a violation of human rights and harm to communities as defined in the framework. The harm is realized and ongoing, as evidenced by the public backlash and the nature of the content. Therefore, this event qualifies as an AI Incident.[AI generated]