A parody ad shared by Elon Musk clones Kamala Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
A video using an artificial intelligence voice-cloning tool to mimic the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of AI to mislead ahead of November’s elections
NEW YORK (AP) — A video that uses an artificial intelligence voice-cloning tool to mimic the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of AI to mislead with Election Day about three months away.
The video gained attention after tech billionaire Elon Musk shared it on his social media platform X on Friday without explicitly noting it was originally released as parody.
By late Sunday, Musk had clarified the video was intended as satire, pinning the original creator's post to his profile and using a pun to make the point that parody is not a crime.
The video uses many of the same visuals as a real ad that Harris, the likely Democratic president nominee, released launching her campaign. But the fake ad swaps out Harris' voice-over audio with an AI-generated voice that convincingly impersonates Harris.
