Singapore’s former president Halimah to file police report after deepfake video of her is circulated
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Pointing to the upcoming general election, Madam Halimah Yacob said: “This is scary how AI is being used to influence voters during this critical period.”
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SINGAPORE - Singapore’s former president Halimah Yacob says she will be making a police report after coming across a deepfake video of herself allegedly making negative statements about the Government.
In a Facebook post on April 15, she said that the video, which she called “completely false”, had even managed to capture her voice.
On the upcoming general election, she added: “This is scary how AI (artificial intelligence) is being used to influence voters during this critical period.”
She urged all parties to fight fair during the coming general election, for which Polling Day will be May 3.
“Let’s maintain some decorum, decency and fairness when you participate in this election regardless of which side you are on.”
She added: “Fight on the basis of the strength of your vision and the strength of your candidates and their ability to see that vision through. Don’t resort to dirty tactics like this… It’s not a one-off boxing match.”
Madam Halimah, Singapore’s eighth president from 2017 to 2023, said she would not share the video to avoid its further circulation.
Representing PAP, she was an MP for Jurong GRC from 2001 to 2015, and later Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC from 2015 to 2017. She was also Speaker of Parliament from 2013 to 2017.
