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The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Bhubaneswar, India, filed a police complaint after an AI-generated deepfake video defaming party president Naveen Patnaik and former official V.K. Pandian was circulated on social media. The video, uploaded via Instagram, used abusive language and misleading content, causing reputational harm and public misinformation.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event explicitly involves an AI system generating a deepfake video, which is a clear example of AI-generated content causing harm by misleading the public and damaging personal reputations. The abusive and false nature of the content fulfills the criteria for harm to communities and violation of rights. Since the harm is realized and legal action is underway, this qualifies as an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.[AI generated]