Pakistan's 2024 Election Was Flooded With AI Deepfakes — Including a Jailed Candidate's AI Campaign

Pakistan's February 2024 election became the world's most AI-saturated election in history. Jailed former PM Imran Khan used AI-generated videos of himself to campaign from prison, with an AI clone delivering speeches. Opposing parties flooded social media with deepfake attack ads. Disinformation researchers identified hundreds of synthetic media posts in a single day. Voters reported being unable to tell what was real. Khan's party still won the most seats — demonstrating AI political communication was now mainstream.

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Pakistan's 2024 Election Was Flooded With AI Deepfakes — Including a Jailed Candidate's AI Campaign

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Pakistan's February 2024 election became the world's most AI-saturated election in history. Jailed former PM Imran Khan used AI-generated videos of himself to campaign from prison, with an AI clone delivering speeches. Opposing parties flooded social media with deepfake attack ads. Disinformation researchers identified hundreds of synthetic media posts in a single day. Voters reported being unable to tell what was real. Khan's party still won the most seats — demonstrating AI political communication was now mainstream.

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