Impact
Šimečka lost despite leading pre-election polls; pro-Russian Robert Fico won. Widely considered the first European election potentially influenced by AI deepfakes.
Outcome
No perpetrator identified. Case directly shaped EU AI Act deepfake labeling provisions and Code of Practice on Disinformation.
Sources
- Source 1International Press Instituteipi.media/slovakia-deepfake-audio-of-dennik-n-journalist-offers-worrying-example-of-ai-abuse/
- Source 2CNNwww.cnn.com/2024/02/01/politics/election-deepfake-threats-invs
- Source 3VSquare investigationvsquare.org/slovak-election-targeted-by-pro-kremlin-deepfake-hoax/
- Source 4Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Reviewmisinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/beyond-the-deepfake-hype-ai-democracy-and-the-slovak-case/