THE CRUNCH
A political advert from Spain's main opposition conservative People's party (PP) that used a deepfake of the prime minister's wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on artificial intelligence, as the deeply polarised country prepares for general elections next month.
Launched this week across the PP's social media channels, the video used AI to manipulate the likenesses of various people linked to Pedro Sánchez's Socialist party, appearing to show them admitting to acts such as soliciting prostitutes and taking kickbacks. The fabricated confessions are the apparent point of the ad, which has drawn condemnation while feeding a broader argument about AI's role in the campaign.