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10/14/25, 8:53 AM UAE minister says investment videos of him circulating online are deepfakes | Khaleej Times

“I think you've seen a lot of videos about me investing in some shares and an investment
programme. I never did that in my life. Please be aware that I will never do it. I would never say come
and invest in these shares. It's actually a deepfake,” Al Marri said during a question-and-answer

session at Gitex Global 2025.

“We need technology that detects deepfakes to protect me, first of all,” he said, with a smile. “But

overall, to really protect our identity as a human race. That's an important aspect.

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"I encourage everyone here, and at the UAE Cyber Security Council to really see how to protect our
identity in the digital and AI race."

"Again, anything you see about me; all those videos, it's not me. It's a deepfake. I will never, never
say invest in X or Y shares,” he said, while answering a question put by Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti,
head of Cybersecurity at the UAE Government.

Deepfake is a form of AI that can be used to create convincing hoax images, sounds, and videos.

There are numerous other deepfake videos of senior government officials circulating online on similar
topics, asking people to make deposits in certain accounts or invest in certain companies and

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