The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni This Tuesday, he denounced the circulation of a “deepfake” photo of him (posing in bed, wearing lingerie) and complained that these types of images created with artificial intelligence They were being used to defame her.
Meloni shared the photo on Facebook. Along with it, she included an apparent publication from someone named Roberto, who had also apparently shared it on social media with the comment that Meloni should feel “ashamed” of herself.
Meloni warned that no one should spread these types of images on social networks without verifying them.
“Deepfakes are a dangerous tool because they can deceive, manipulate and attack anyone. I can defend myself. Many others cannot“said the president.
«It made me look much better»
It is not known whether Meloni will report the incident to law enforcement, as people who commented on his post urged him to do. However, he acknowledged that the manipulation of the photo “It actually made me look a lot better.”
“But the fact remains that, to attack and tell lies, people will now use absolutely anything,” he wrote.
It is not the first time that the image of Meloni, the first woman to serve as prime minister of Italy, has caused a stir. In February, a minor scandal broke out after a cherub bearing a striking resemblance to Meloni appeared in a church in Rome.
Then, Meloni reacted with a sense of humor. “No, I definitely don’t look like an angel,” Meloni wrote on social media, along with a photo of the work and a laughing/crying emoji.
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