AI-Generated Voice Deepfakes Used in Sudanese Conflict Disinformation

# AI-Generated Voice Deepfakes Used in Sudanese Conflict Disinformation

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/ai-generated-voice-deepfakes-used-in-sudanese-conflict-disin · AIR-2023-0027 · closed 2023-09-03

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2023-08-20
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: TikTok

## Summary

Actors circulated synthetic voice recordings claiming to be former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir to influence political perceptions during civil conflict. The channel was eventually removed by TikTok for violating synthetic media policies.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2023-08-20: Campaign Featuring Purported AI-Generated Audio Attributed to Omar al-Bashir Spreads During Sudanese Conflict (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1087)

## Sources

- 2023-08-20 AI Incident Database: Campaign Featuring Purported AI-Generated Audio Attributed to Omar al-Bashir Spreads During Sudanese Conflict https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1087

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