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Angus King: “AI is terrifying because they can create... a video of me…”

Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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A Conversation With Senator Angus King

Published | Video Starts at 24:39

And, and the problem is that we're in a world where disinformation is so easy to create. I gotta tell you, as a politician, AI is terrifying because they can create... a video of me talking to you with entirely different words coming out of my mouth. that I never said. And it looks real and it'll go on the Internet. And how do you respond? Because you don't know who has seen it. (24:39–24:52)

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Asserts that AI can create realistic deepfake videos, posing a significant threat.

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