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Police report lodged over scam video using AI-generated likeness of Agong

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Bukit Aman CCID director Rusdi Isa says the video directs those in financial hardship to contact a person named ‘Datuk Zulkarnain’.

PETALING JAYA: Police have received a report about a 32-second video using the likeness of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim generated by artificial intelligence.

Bukit Aman commercial crime investigation department director Rusdi Isa said the video on the TikTok account @DATUKZULKARNAIN77 is believed to have been produced using AI technology and is most likely part of a scam.

“The video appears to show Sultan Ibrahim giving a speech regarding an offer of financial assistance to Malaysians and urging people experiencing financial hardship to contact a person named ‘Datuk Zulkarnain’.

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