--- title: "Elon Musk Won’t Apologize After Sharing Faked AI Video of Kamala Harris" description: "Over the weekend, Elon Musk posted an AI-doctored video of Vice President Kamala Harris on X-formerly-Twitter — and thus far, he hasn't apologized for it. In the video, which Musk posted on July 26 and has since been viewed hundreds of millions of times, the presidential candidate's voice was altered to make it sound like […]" date: "2024-07-29" modified: "2024-07-29" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-kamala-harris-ai-video" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "kamala harris" - "the digest" - "twitter" --- # Elon Musk Won’t Apologize After Sharing Faked AI Video of Kamala Harris ![Elon Musk posted an AI-doctored video of Vice President Kamala Harris on X-formerly-Twitter without disclosing it was AI.]() *\Image: Jim Vondruska / Richard Bord / Wireimage via Getty / Futurism\* ## Hack Job Over the weekend, Elon Musk posted an AI-doctored video of Vice President Kamala Harris on X-formerly-Twitter — and thus far, he hasn't apologized for it. In the video, which [Musk posted on July 26]() and has since been viewed hundreds of millions of times, the presidential candidate's voice was altered to make it sound like she was bragging about being "the ultimate diversity hire." "I'm both a woman and a person of color," the fake-Harris in the altered video says, "so if you criticize anything I say, you're both sexist and racist." "This is amazing," the [billionaire Donald Trump booster]() boasted of the video, originally posted by an [account that calls itself @MrReaganUSA](). In that initial post, the user admitted that the video was a parody. When Musk posted it as his own, he made no such acknowledgment, seemingly violating [X's own rules]() barring users from sharing "synthetic, manipulated or out-of-context media that may deceive or confuse people and lead to harm." ## Other Foot At press time, the video has been up for nearly three days, and although Musk spent the weekend posting his usual drivel — including misinformation [suggesting Democrats are "importing" undocumented people]() to vote illegally and that [the party controls Google]() — he hasn't said a word online or in [response]() to [press requests](), including from *Futurism,* about the AI-manipulated video he shared. Though Musk himself has stayed mum on the subject, the Harris campaign hasn't. "We believe the American people want the real freedom, opportunity, and security Vice President Harris is offering," declares a [statement from the campaign to *CNN*](), "not the fake, manipulated lies of Elon Musk and Donald Trump." Electioneering aside, it's not at all hard to imagine that if a Democratic donor shared a doctored video of Trump without disclosure or apology, [Musk and his fellow travelers]() would be up in arms about it — but then again, [that crowd]() isn't exactly known for [not being hypocrites](). **More on Musk:** [*Elon Musk Accused of Withholding His Own Children From Visiting Grimes' Dying Grandmother After She Supported His Trans Daughter*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()