The department cited fears that publicizing the audio could lead to deceptive AI deepfakes of the sitting President.
The fight for the Biden-Hur interview audio has outlived the investigation.
The problem is that theres already tons of footage and recordings of Biden speaking.
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In January, some bad actors utilized AI to create robocalls thatsounded like President Biden.
The DOJ even noted that its still possible to create deepfakes of Biden without this interview recording.
That said, the department says releasing the audio would make it more difficult to quash disinformation.
While this argument is true in some ways, it reflects the sensitive nature of these interviews.
President Biden speaks all the time, but these other recordings arent granted the same level of security.
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