Macron shares his deepfakes for AI summit attention Technology reporter Reuters Emmanuel Macron in a black suit and tie looking off camera with a serious face. French President Emmanuel Macron has used AI-generated deepfake videos to publicise the start of the AI Action Summit taking place in Paris. In a video posted on his social media accounts, Macron reacts to a montage of deepfaked videos of himself in popular films and TV series by saying "nicely done". Videos of Macron inserted into popular media, using AI, have been circulating on French social media for the past few months. In October, he told Variety that deepfakes "can be a form of harassment" for some people. Some experts have questioned the use of the deepfakes, saying normalising them makes it harder […]
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