MCMC may take legal action over AI-manipulated Dr Mahathir footage
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MCMC is looking into social media content allegedly altered using artificial intelligence (AI) to depict former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad mourning the death of his wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali.
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The commission said it had contacted the social media platforms involved and was examining the material.
MCMC said legal action could be considered if the content was found to have breached existing laws, including the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588).
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