discoverer The New York TimesElon Musk shared an altered version of Kamala Harris’ election video on Friday night, which uses a deepfake voiceover in the vice president’s voice to say things like, “I got elected because I’m the ultimate diversity hire.” Nowhere in the post did the company alert users to the fact that the video was manipulated and includes comments that Harris never actually said. policyUsers may not share synthetic, manipulated, or out-of-context media that “may deceive or confuse people and cause harm (‘misleading media’).”
of post It was up all weekend and had garnered more than 119 million views by early Sunday afternoon. It was originally posted by another user, RaygunThe post on Twitter says it’s a parody. A voiceover in the video says, “I’ve spent four years under the leadership of Joe Biden, the ultimate Deep State puppet and a great leader.” Musk’s post is accompanied by just the words “this is awesome” and a laughing emoji, and no community note was added, though the site sometimes labels certain media as misleading if it finds it. The New York Times I note that there are a few suggestions.
According to X’s policy, altered media may be allowed to remain on the site in some cases and will not be labeled as misleading. This includes memes and satire, “as long as it does not cause significant confusion about the veracity of the media.” Concerns have been growing in recent years over the possibility that deepfakes could be used to influence voter opinions ahead of elections. Earlier this year, 20 technology companies, including X, signed a pact pledging to cooperate in fighting “deceptive uses of AI” in the 2024 election.
