Purportedly AI-Generated Images Reportedly Spread Misinformation During Hurricane Helene Response
Date: 2024-09-24
Affected: Deepfake Creators, Deepfake Technology Developers, Image Generation Technology Developers, Partisan Social Media Influencers, Unknown Actors, Unknown Malicious Actors
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #817: Purportedly AI-Generated Images Reportedly Spread Misinformation During Hurricane Helene Response. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Creators, Deepfake Technology Developers, Image Generation Technology Developers, Partisan Social Media Influencers, Unknown Actors, Unknown Malicious Actors. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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