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Deepfakes are being weaponized against all politicians in Pakistan - not just women. FYI, Pakistan is also in the process of releasing it's version of China's
by alephnerd 2y ago
Deepfakes are being weaponized against all politicians in Pakistan - not just women.
FYI, Pakistan is also in the process of releasing it's version of China's Great Firewall and has heavily leveraged the "AI Safety" argument for that [0][1].
Also, it's quite rich that a PMLN minister in Punjab is complaining about electoral safety when her party viciously cracked down on the PTI.
[0] - https://tribune.com.pk/story/2467727/rs20b-sought-to-boost-cybersecurity-regulate-social-media https://tribune.com.pk/story/2467727/rs20b-sought-to-boost-c...
[1] - https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Telecommunication/Pakistan-installs-firewall-in-censorship-drive-hitting-businesses https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Telecommunication/Pakistan-...
- selimthegrim 2y agoThere was one that got assassinated a few years back.