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Reported AI-Generated Videos Depicted Former Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani and Other Public Figures in Allegedly False Compromising Scenes
In brief
An AI system built by Image Generation Technology Developers and Deepfake Technology Developers and deployed by Information Manipulation Actors In Kosovo, Information Manipulation Actors and 1 other allegedly harmed Voters In Kosovo, Voters and 14 others.
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- 1 report
What happened
Videos reported as AI-generated depicted former Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, Lumir Abdixhiku, Edi Rama, Baton Haxhiu, Richard Grenell, and Aleksandar Vučić in fabricated election-period scenes implying territorial-partition talks, an Osmani-Abdixhiku alliance, and opposition coordination against Albin Kurti before Kosovo's June 7 snap elections.
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News reports (1)
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Who was involved
- Alleged deployer
- Information Manipulation Actors In Kosovo, Information Manipulation Actors, Deepfake Creators
- Alleged harmed party
- Voters In Kosovo, Voters, Vjosa Osmani, Social Media Users, Richard Grenell, Lumir Abdixhiku, General Public Of Kosovo, General Public, Facebook Users In Kosovo, Facebook Users, Epistemic Integrity, Edi Rama, Democratic Integrity, Baton Haxhiu, Aleksandar Vucic, Albin Kurti
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Other incidents involving Information Manipulation Actors In Kosovo, Information Manipulation Actors, Deepfake Creators
- Reported AI-Generated Videos Purported to Show Kosovo Diaspora Mobilization for Vetëvendosje Before Snap Elections
- Purportedly AI-Generated Videos Reportedly Fabricated Conflict Between Kosovo Leaders Albin Kurti and Vjosa Osmani
- Purportedly AI-Generated Airport Videos Reportedly Showed Kosovo Diaspora Voters Opposing Albin Kurti
Source record: incident #1520 on the AI Incident Database · all 1 report