Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, has ingeniously circumvented government suppression and media censorship through the use of artificial intelligence and social media platforms. Following the military and ISI's shutdown of his party's website for exposing election fraud with official documents, Khan's party was banned from participating in elections. Despite this, they amassed power via independent candidates. From his incarceration, Khan delivered a victory speech using AI to replicate his voice, a move reported by the New York Times as a strategic use of 'fake news' technology. This innovative approach allowed him to maintain communication with his supporters, who also adapted by posting campaign videos on TikTok and hosting virtual gatherings in response to the ban on rallies and his imprisonment.
When Pakistan’s military censored the media, Imran Khan’s party posted campaign videos on TikTok. When it barred his supporters' rallies, they hosted virtual gatherings. When it jailed him, his supporters produced speeches using AI to simulate his voice. https://t.co/nQAOmbvXRa
Pakistan's former prime minister has rallied support from jail with speeches that use AI to replicate his voice. Imran Khan's videos show how the technology can work around suppression, but experts say they also increase fear about its potential dangers. https://t.co/eYazlOBr8h
Imran Khan has used AI to conduct his victory speech from behind bars after his party was banned from participating in elections (but amassed power anyway via independent candidates), reports the NYT. The piece notes this is a "good" use of the fake news tech to circumvent… https://t.co/FUkGn5pcrR
Imran Khan has used AI to conduct his victory speech from behind bars after his party was banned from participating in elections (but amassed power anyway via independents candidates), reports the NYT. The piece notes this is a "good" use of the fake news tech to circumvent… https://t.co/RonuwsWD8u
Imran Khan’s party uploaded the official documents demonstrating the fraud underway so the military/ISI just shut down their website. https://t.co/XZYdD7ppzg