The Vatican has highlighted how a fake video depicting the new Pope has been created with artificial intelligence before being uploaded to YouTube.
The 36-minute “speech” depicts Pope Leo XIV praising Ibrahim Traoré, President of Burkina Faso, who came to power through a 2022 coup. The Russian-backed revolutionary African leader is capitalising on anti-West sentiment to emerge as a Messianic figure for disgruntled youth, reports the Daily Telegraph.
It notes that the patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin and and AI deepfakes combine to “boost” the 37-year-old leader’s reputation as an anti-colonial saviour.
The fake video of Pope Leo was uploaded to YouTube on the account “Pan African Dreams”, and was produced using footage from Pope Leo XIV’s audience with journalists on 12 May, reports Vatican News.
More: https://thecatholicherald.com/speech-by-pope-leo-praising-revolutionary-african-leader-is-ai-fake/
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