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In Pont-à-Mousson, France, an elderly woman lost up to €25,000 after being deceived by an AI-generated deepfake video featuring Emmanuel Macron and Bernard Arnault promoting a fraudulent investment platform. The scam, enabled by convincing AI-created content, led to significant financial harm and highlights the growing misuse of deepfakes in online fraud.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves the use of an AI system to create a deepfake video that was instrumental in perpetrating a financial scam. The victim suffered direct financial harm due to reliance on the AI-generated content. This meets the criteria for an AI Incident because the AI system's use directly led to harm to a person. The harm is realized and significant, not merely potential, and the AI system's role is pivotal in enabling the scam.[AI generated]