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PROPAGANDA PURPOSES [3 records]

Record 1 2026-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

The use of artificial intelligence to generate audio, video or image content that appears authentic, but is not.

OBS

Deepfaking can be used for legitimate purposes like entertainment, but can also be used for malicious purposes, such as identity theft, propaganda and defamation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Utilisation de l'intelligence artificielle pour générer du contenu audiovisuel d'apparence authentique alors qu'il ne l'est pas.

OBS

L'hypertrucage peut servir à des fins légitimes comme le divertissement, mais peut également servir à des fins malveillantes, telles que l'usurpation d'identité, la propagande et la diffamation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

[...] técnica de inteligencia artificial basada en sintetizar la imagen humana combinando y superponiendo imágenes creadas por ordenador [...]

OBS

ultrafalso: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la palabra "deepfake" alude a los sistemas informáticos que permiten, mediante técnicas de inteligencia artificial, desarrollar vídeos manipulados extremadamente realistas, aunque también es frecuente que se aplique a los vídeos así creados.

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Record 2 2001-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

In reference to El Salvador; method of execution attributed to the FMLN [Farabundo Marty National Liberal Front] between January 1980 and July 1991, in which a guerilla organization would designate as a military target and then execute a person without due process, after which the organization would claim responsibility for propaganda purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho privado
  • Vocabulario general
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Record 3 1985-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
OBS

purposes for propaganda purposes : à titre de propagande.(doc. mai/37 for the purpose of the Act. au sens de la loi(RIT 5/48) for this Purpose, "necessary" staff means... est considéré comme nécessaire...(RIT 6/48)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction

Spanish

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