Purported Unauthorized Deepfakes of Norman Swan and Others Circulated in Online Supplement Campaigns
Date: 2025-05-21
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Unidentified Actors Linked To Apex United Pty Ltd, Unidentified Actors Linked To Healthy Life Choices Nz Ltd, Unidentified Actors Linked To Vellec Group Nz Ltd
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1076: Purported Unauthorized Deepfakes of Norman Swan and Others Circulated in Online Supplement Campaigns. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Unidentified Actors Linked To Apex United Pty Ltd, Unidentified Actors Linked To Healthy Life Choices Nz Ltd, Unidentified Actors Linked To Vellec Group Nz Ltd. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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