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The Cremer-Passy Prize, named after the IPU’s founders, William Randall Cremer and Frédéric Passy, is awarded every year to sitting parliamentarians who make an outstanding contribution to the defence and promotion of the IPU’s objectives, as well as those ”who
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Dangers of deepfakes for parliamentarians

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In 2019, when Italy’s former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made a bewildering appearance on a satirical news show, hurling insults at his political counterparts, threatening to leave and using inappropriate language, he caused a massive stir. However, soon after the video surfaced, it became apparent that it was not Renzi speaking. It was a sophisticated deepfake parody. Upon closer examination, the voice and gestures were slightly different from the real Renzi and his face appeared unnaturally smooth. Fast forward four years, deepfakes have become more advanced, common and dangerously impactful. In the dynamic realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the infiltration
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