AI-Generated Image Used to Glorify War Criminal Triggers Official Investigation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Vedrana Krajišnik Ćosović, a senior official at Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees, posted an AI-generated image glorifying convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić on social media. The incident prompted an official investigation by the Ministry's Ethics Commission due to legal and ethical violations.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

An AI system was used to generate the image that glorifies a convicted war criminal, which constitutes a violation of legal and human rights norms. This use of AI has directly led to a disciplinary procedure and raises concerns about the misuse of AI for harmful content that can impact communities and violate rights. Since the AI-generated content is central to the event and the harm relates to violations of human rights and legal obligations, this qualifies as an AI Incident. The event is not merely a potential risk but involves realized harm through the dissemination of inappropriate content by a government official.[AI generated]
AI principles
Respect of human rightsAccountability

Industries
Media, social platforms, and marketingGovernment, security, and defence

Affected stakeholders
General publicGovernment

Harm types
ReputationalPublic interest

AI system task:
Content generation


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