Sadiq Khan reacts to 'deeply upsetting' fake AI audio of him condemning Armistice DayWhy Do You Hate Me?, BBC
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00:00 Second, what was being said was red rag to a bull for the far right and others. But what concerned me the most was if you're an innocent listener of this, because it's a secret covert recording, inverted commas, because it sounds like me, because of the timing and the context, that's why it's so serious.
00:21 You've got friends and family who see this stuff and it's deeply upsetting to your, I mean I've got two daughters, I've got a wife, I've got siblings, I've got a mum, I've got friends who love me, staff who love me, it's really upsetting for them.
00:33 I've got a thick skin, I'm not going to allow these bullies to coward me, they're bullies at the end of the day. It does have an impact and a chilling effect on those who want to be allies to us.
00:41 By the way, people should be able to criticise me. One of the joys of living in a democracy, one of the joys of pluralism, is we have different views and we can debate those, we can argue those, sometimes in a way that's quite angry, that's fine as well.
00:55 But I think what you shouldn't do is manufacturise, use AI to manufacturise, and I think with the intention of causing real problems.
01:03 And I think the person that made this needs to realise the consequences on that Saturday.