Mexican Official Used AI Deepfakes for Extortion of Politicians

In a report for Grupo Fórmula, journalist Leopoldo Espejel broke down how a Mexican official Luis Miranda Contreras, the former Secretary of Administration and Finance for Michoacán during the Fausto Vallejo administration, was involved in an extortion ring. That ring used artificial intelligence to mimic the voices of and impersonate officials. According to the investigation, the group obtained confidential information … Read more The post Mexican Official Used AI Deepfakes for Extortion of Pol

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