BRICS Summit: Fake AI-Generated Selfie of Putin Shared by Russian and Iranian Embassies
Images presented as selfies of Vladimir Putin with world leaders at the recent BRICS summit were distributed by official accounts before being identified as AI-generated, according to France 24.
Pictures allegedly showing Russian President Vladimir Putin taking selfies with several world leaders at the recent BRICS summit circulated on social media, according to France 24. These images were notably shared by the embassies of Iran and Russia, as well as by a spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling party in India.
According to the source, these photographs are not authentic: they were reportedly generated by artificial intelligence. Their distribution by institutional accounts nevertheless contributed to their spread online, leading part of the public to believe in their authenticity.
France 24 notes that the dissemination of such content by diplomatic missions and political figures raises questions about source verification before sharing, at a time when AI image generation tools are making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real photographs and synthetic content.
The article does not specify, at this stage, what action was taken by the embassies in question or whether the posts were removed or corrected.
Sources
- Sommet des Brics : un selfie de Poutine généré par IA partagé par les ambassades d’Iran et de Russie — France 24 — Français
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