AI-Generated Images Used in Gender-Based Political Attacks During Brazilian Senate Campaign

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Senate candidate Gleisi Hoffmann filed complaints against Deltan Dallagnol, Filipe Barros, and Jeffrey Chiquini, alleging political gender-based violence involving sexualized references, appearance-based attacks, and AI-generated images targeting her. The incidents, occurring in Paraná, Brazil, highlight the use of AI to produce harmful content in political campaigns.[AI generated]

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

The article explicitly mentions the use of AI-generated images to ridicule Gleisi Hoffmann, which are part of a series of politically motivated gender-based attacks. The AI system's involvement is in the creation of harmful content that contributes to violations of rights and political violence. Since the harm (violence, humiliation, and rights violation) is occurring and the AI system is directly involved in producing the harmful content, this qualifies as an AI Incident under the framework. The event is not merely a potential risk or a response but an actual occurrence of harm involving AI.[AI generated]
AI principles
Respect of human rightsDemocracy & human autonomy

Industries
Government, security, and defenceMedia, social platforms, and marketing

Affected stakeholders
Women

Harm types
ReputationalPsychological

AI system task:
Content generation


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