Vatican condemns AI deepfake of Pope Leo praising revolutionary African leader

The Vatican has highlighted how a fake video depicting the new Pope has been created with artificial intelligence before being uploaded to YouTube. The 36-minute “speech” depicts Pope Leo XIV praising Ibrahim Traoré, President of Burkina Faso, who came to power through a 2022 coup. The Russian-backed revolutionary African leader is capitalising on anti-West sentiment The post Vatican condemns AI deepfake of Pope Leo praising revolutionary African leader first appeared on Catholic Herald. The post Vatican condemns AI deepfake of Pope Leo praising revolutionary African leader appeared first on Catholic Herald.