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Political parties in Kerala, including BJP, Congress, and the Left, are using AI-generated videos and synthetic content to influence voters ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections. These realistic, misleading visuals blur reality and fiction, spreading misinformation and undermining democratic processes, causing harm to community trust and electoral integrity.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions AI-generated videos and synthetic content being used by political parties to influence voters, including fabricated processions and misleading allegations. This constitutes the use of AI systems in a way that directly harms communities by spreading misinformation and manipulating public opinion during elections. The harm is realized and ongoing, not merely potential. Hence, this qualifies as an AI Incident under the framework, as the AI system's use has directly led to harm to communities (harm category d).[AI generated]