South Korea presidential election candidate AI deepfakes
Date: 2022-03
Affected: South Korean electorate
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

Presidential candidates' campaigns in South Korea deployed AI-generated 'AI Yoon' and similar deepfake avatars that introduced real risk of voter deception and set early precedent for synthetic-media use in elections.


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