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Purported Deepfake of Taoiseach Micheál Martin Reportedly Promoted Quantum AI Investment Scam
In brief
An AI system built by Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers and 1 other and deployed by Scammers Impersonating Micheal Martin, Scammers and 1 other allegedly harmed Social Media Users, Retail Investors and 5 others.
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- Occurred
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- 2 reports
What happened
A purported AI-generated video reportedly circulated on social media impersonating Taoiseach Micheál Martin and falsely claiming that a €250 investment could produce €40,000 in returns. Martin reportedly denounced the video as completely false and warned users to remain vigilant. The clip appeared to promote the Quantum AI scheme; no individual financial losses were identified in the available reporting.
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News reports (2)
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Who was involved
- Alleged developer
- Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Deepfake Technology Developers
- Alleged harmed party
- Social Media Users, Retail Investors, Micheal Martin, Investors, General Public Of Ireland, General Public, Epistemic Integrity
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Source record: incident #1549 on the AI Incident Database · all 2 reports