According to information received by the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG), groups associated with political circles are planning to disseminate fabricated video and audio recordings in the days leading up to the upcoming parliamentary elections in Georgia. These recordings will be created using artificial intelligence and other modern technologies.

The State Security Service’s statement indicates that these fake recordings will feature the voices and video images of Georgian government representatives.

“In the interest of state security and peaceful coexistence among citizens, we wish to inform the public that, according to our information, groups linked to political circles are planning to spread falsified video and audio recordings in the days preceding the upcoming parliamentary elections in Georgia. These recordings will be created using artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies.

These counterfeit recordings will utilize the voices and video images of Georgian government officials.

The purpose of spreading this false information is to provoke conflict between branches of government, sow discord between the government and the Orthodox Church, and deteriorating relations between the government and Western partners.

The distributors of this fabricated material will present these fake recordings to the public as information leaked from the State Security Service. They anticipate that this action will discredit the agency on the one hand and create dissonance between government branches on the other.

The main goal of this provocation is to artificially create and incite protest sentiment and establish pockets of destabilization in the country, which will ultimately be used for political purposes.

We are closely monitoring the activities of these groups, and appropriate measures as provided by law will be taken in case of any law violations,” the statement reads.