Pat Leahy: Deepfake Simon Harris is only the start of the Government’s AI problem - The Irish Times

Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris revealed he was a victim of deepfakes. The fabricated videos, created with artificial intelligence, were used to advertise fraudulent investment products online.

What happened

Simon Harris addressed a conference on financial crime this week, stating he had been a victim of internet "deep fakes". These deepfakes were used to advertise fraudulent investment products online. Harris joked that the deepfake was so realistic that “I had to watch it twice to check it wasn’t me”.