Italian prime minister had received wave of criticism from people who believed deepfake pictures of her were real
Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has criticised the circulation of AI-generated deepfake images of her, including one depicting her in lingerie, after they were widely shared online.
Meloni wrote on Facebook on Tuesday: “In recent days, several fake images of me have been circulating, generated using artificial intelligence and passed off as real by some overzealous opponents.
“I must admit that whoever created them… even improved my appearance quite a bit,” she joked. “But the fact remains that, in order to attack and spread falsehoods, people are now willing to use absolutely anything.”
In her post, Meloni shared an AI-generated image showing her apparently dressed in lingerie, seated on a bed – a fabrication that had gone viral and prompted a wave of condemnation from users who believed it to be genuine.
