AI Deepfake Videos Target Taiwanese Political Candidate, Prompting Legal Action

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Generative AI deepfake technology was used to fabricate and widely disseminate false campaign videos of Taiwanese candidate Chen Su-yueh, misrepresenting her statements and harming her reputation. The incident led to police reports, legal action, and demands for social media platforms to remove the content, highlighting AI-driven threats to election integrity in Taiwan.[AI generated]

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

The event explicitly mentions the use of generative AI deepfake technology to fabricate false videos of a political candidate, which have been disseminated on social media platforms. This use of AI has directly led to harm by spreading misinformation that could affect election fairness and the candidate's reputation, which is a violation of election laws and a breach of rights. The legal response and police reports confirm the harm has materialized. Hence, it meets the criteria for an AI Incident as the AI system's use has directly led to harm to communities and violation of legal rights.[AI generated]
AI principles
Transparency & explainabilityDemocracy & human autonomy

Industries
Media, social platforms, and marketing

Affected stakeholders
WomenGeneral public

Harm types
ReputationalPublic interest

AI system task:
Content generation


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