Jair Bolsonaro’s AI Clone Is Already Causing Trouble in Brazil’s Election
THE SO WHAT
An AI clone of a former head of state already tangling with Brazil’s electoral court shows how quickly synthetic personas can destabilize democratic processes. For any organization touching politics, media, or civic tech, provenance, consent, and identity verification are no longer theoretical features—they’re table stakes to avoid legal and reputational blowback.
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