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Digital avatar of Jair Bolsonaro tests Brazil’s AI election rules

Lawyers for former president insist he did not authorise the projection following legal challenge from leftwing groups

Digital avatar of Jair Bolsonaro tests Brazil’s AI election rules

TL;DR

  • A digital avatar of former president Jair Bolsonaro was projected.
  • Lawyers for Bolsonaro deny authorizing the projection.
  • Leftwing groups have filed a legal challenge.
  • The case is testing Brazil's AI election rules.