A man used technology “Deepfake“ to go past mayor of KyivDuring a conference with Franziska Giffey, Mayor of Berlin, the capital of Ukraine. The duo’s conversation was interrupted 15 minutes later when he suspected nonsense.
The conversation went smoothly at first, according to Lisa Frerichs, spokesperson for the Berlin president. The impostor was going to ask questions about Ukrainian refugees. However, doubts arose when the person wanted to talk about Ukrainians “trying to get benefits in Berlin” and possible support for hosting a CSD event (Christopher Street DaySimilar to the LGBT+ parade) in Kiev.
Lisa, the fake mayor Vitali Klitschko He urged Berlin to “take measures through the authorities to support young people returning to Ukraine to fight”. According to Giffey’s office, the conference ended after that. Then Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk, Giffey’s He had not spoken to Klitschko..
En gab keine Anhaltspunkte dafür, dass die Videokonferenz nicht mit einer echten Person geführt wird. Allem Anschein nach handelt is a deep Fraud. Das LKA Berlin, Staatsschutz, ist eingeschaltet. https://t.co/SWgvn9JRNR pic.twitter.com/soWNZwuQAb
— Senatskanzlei Berlin (@RegBerlin) 24 June 2022
The Growth of DeepFake
Technology Deepfakeroughly explained, lets you superimpose one person’s face on top of another. The more photos and videos the AI takes, the closer the result will be to reality. Such fake videos started to become popular in early 2019, and there are several very well-executed examples on the Internet.
“Unfortunately, it’s part of the fact that the war is being waged by all means, including online, to undermine trust in digital methods and discredit Ukraine’s partners and allies,” Franziska Giffey said in an official broadcast. During the Russian invasion of the country, a residential district in Kiev was bombed last Sunday, and a curfew was imposed in the capital until July 3 as a last security measure.
Source: Tec Mundo
