Barachini (Forza Italia): appeal against the use of deepfakes in the electoral campaign

"After the very serious episode of the publication of a photo of the Siracusan undersecretary modified with AI by General Vannacci to discredit the image of the government representative, I launch an appeal to the majority and opposition forces not to use faces and voices modified by artificial intelligence in the electoral campaign as our party will do". Alberto Barachini, the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council with responsibility for information and publishing, declared this in his capacity as head of communications for Forza Italia.

"Using the mystification of content aimed at voters - says Barachini - means betraying citizens. The task of politics is, vice versa, to strengthen the democratic bond and participation in public life by consolidating the relationship of trust between the voter and his representatives. My appeal - underlines Barachini - follows the Italian path traced by this government on artificial intelligence, introducing the crime of deepfake".