17.02.2025

Satire or disinformation using AI-generated images?

Maria Pawelec in the BR24 Faktenfuchs

On the platform X, the number of (allegedly) satirical accounts is growing, posting AI-generated images of well-known politicians. Whether Karl Lauterbach, Robert Habeck, Annalena Baerbock or Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the accounts parody German top politicians – and are often close to the AfD.

(How) can you distinguish between satirical and non-satirical posts? What role do AI and deepfakes play here? What is still covered by freedom of expression and what is not? What role will the possible labelling of AI-generated content play under the new European AI regulation, the AI Act?

Maria Pawelec discussed this with Sophie Rohrmeier from BR24 Faktenfuchs against the backdrop of the upcoming German federal elections:
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/netzwelt/satire-mit-ki-fakes-zwischen-humor-und-falschinformation-ein-faktenfuchs,UcaRubR