Macron's deepfakes raise questions over AI use

The French president posted a montage of parodies featuring himself to promote an AI Summit in Paris.

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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 to spot fake news.

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