Experts in Malaysia warn that AI technology is causing significant harm to content creators through deepfakes, cloned voices, and fraudulent ads. The concerns were raised at an international conference focusing on artistic freedom in a volatile digital world.

In Malaysia, artificial intelligence is already causing harm to content creators through deepfake nudes, cloned voices, scam advertisements and stolen likenesses, experts have warned. They shared the view at the Freedom Film Network’s second International Conference on Film & Society in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, where creators, researchers and advocates from across Southeast Asia gathered under the theme “Cultivating Artistic Freedom in a Volatile World”. Melissa Lim Shi Hui, a lawyer and legal...