DeepfakeHigh
Russian Center for Geopolitical Expertise Allegedly Used AI to Target U.S. Candidates with Disinformation in 2024 Election
- Occurred
- Dec 31, 2024
- Published
- Jan 6, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
The Moscow-based Center for Geopolitical Expertise (CGE) allegedly used AI to produce and spread deepfakes and disinformation targeting U.S. political candidates during the 2024 general election, aiming to sway public opinion and disrupt the electoral process. On December 31, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions against the CGE and its director, Valery Korovin, for their reported role in this interference.
Developers
- Center for Geopolitical Expertise (CGE)
- Valery Korovin
- Aleksandr Dugin
- Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU)
Deployers
- Center for Geopolitical Expertise (CGE)
- Valery Korovin
- Aleksandr Dugin
- Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU)
Harmed parties
- 2024 U.S. elections candidates
- U.S. electorate
- Democratic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: AI-generated deepfakes used for election interference triggered U.S. Treasury sanctions.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8