Jul 24, 2026Confirmed
AI-generated voice resembling Taiwan's president reportedly used in political video; prosecutors open forgery probe
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A political video titled "It's Out of Your Control" reportedly used an AI-generated voice resembling Taiwan President Lai Ching-te while criticizing the government's cooking-oil safety response. Police said the voice could be mistaken for Lai and later confirmed it was AI-generated. Prosecutors opened a forgery investigation; opposition figures defended the video as political expression.
What this means for youVoice clones of public figures can sound real enough to fool listeners, so a clip that sounds like a leader may not be genuine. Governments are treating such clips as possible forgery.
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- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1647
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