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news Scmp World 2026-06-08

Japanese IT Executive Admits Creating AI Videos to Discredit Political Rivals

An executive from a Japanese IT firm has confessed to creating AI-generated videos critical of rivals to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during last year's LDP presidential election. He claims he was asked by an aide to help Takaichi win.

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