Steven Miles has slammed an AI-generated video of himself dancing, calling it a “dangerous tipping point for democracy.”
The 14-second clip released by the Liberal National Party showed the Queensland premier dancing to the song “Closer,” a popular Ne-Yo hit from the late 2000s.
With a state election looming on October 26, the deepfake targeted the government for having “wrong priorities.”
“POV: My rent has gone up $60 a week, my electric bill has gone up 20 percent, but the Prime Minister made a sandwich on TikTok,” she captioned it.
The end of the title refers to an Instagram video the prime minister made last week in which he filmed himself making a sandwich for his children.
The video was labeled by the LNP as generative artificial intelligence technology.
Mr Miles criticised opposition leader David Crisafulli, calling the video “a dangerous turning point for democracy”.
He said the clip was an important reminder not to believe everything you see on social media.
“It is appalling and disgusting that David Crisafulli has stooped to using artificial intelligence and deepfake videos to attack me,” the prime minister told Daily Mail Australia.
The 14-second clip released by the Liberal-National Party showed Steven Miles dancing to a popular Ne-Yo hit from the late 2000s.
‘David Crisafulli has to explain why he thinks this is right. It is a test of his character.
‘At a time when misinformation is everywhere, we as politicians have a duty to communicate with our audience and voters clearly and honestly.’
While there are currently no rules preventing political parties or candidates from using AI-generated material in election advertising, as long as they include a disclaimer, the prime minister said his party had no plans to use AI.
However, the LNP wasted no time in pointing out that Miles was also guilty of posting artificially generated political content.
Crisafulli’s office said he shared a photo on Instagram in May, with the caption: “We asked AI to make a graphic about 50 cent fares in Queensland.”
A spokeswoman for Shadow Government Integrity Minister Fiona Simpson said it was hypocritical for Miles to criticise a “clearly labelled” video.
“This has all blown up in Steven Miles’ face… and the Labour Party has been caught red-handed in its own lies and false outrage,” he said.
‘Imagine if Steven Miles and the Labor Party put as much emphasis on solving Queensland’s housing, health, cost of living and youth crime crises instead of these baseless fear campaigns and personal attacks.
‘Labor has already told Queenslanders not to look at its record in government and sadly this is another example of the extent to which Labor will try to divert attention from its appalling record in the run-up to the October election.’
The Prime Minister has come under fire after admitting to using artificial intelligence earlier this year.
In a submission to an inquiry into artificial intelligence earlier this year, the Australian Electoral Commission said it was focused on the impacts of the technology on “electoral integrity and citizen trust.”
Home Secretary Clare O’Neil told Sunrise on Wednesday that videos like this were “a political cartoon designed for the modern age”.
“I don’t think it looks real and that’s important,” he said.
‘What I would say is that we actually have a pretty serious problem with AI-generated deepfakes.
‘It’s not that; this is a political cartoon, actually.
“To me, this is a mockery that, frankly, (fellow panelist Jane Hume) and I are quite used to as politicians.”
