Experts warn of AI and social media impact on elections

The impact of generative AI in a global election year

If not better regulated, generative AI may disrupt contested information spaces and undermine democratic processes around the world in 2024.

Experts warn of AI impact on elections - Digital Watch Observatory

Declining social media guardrails and the proliferation of AI tools, particularly generative AI, highlight the high probability of misinformation spreading.

Deepfakes, distrust and disinformation: Welcome to the AI election

From phony robocalls to lifelike forged photos, the trendy tech is evolving at breakneck pace — as billions head to the polls.

Federal election laws not ready for deepfakes, experts warn - Roll Call

There's little in existing law to prevent AI-powered bad actors, including meddling foreign powers, from unleashing a torrent of campaign disinformation.

AI deepfakes threaten to upend global elections. No one can stop ...

Elections from India to Europe have been assailed by AI deepfakes that spread quickly and are no longer easy to debunk — leaving voters ...

How AI could impact misinformation in elections | KXAN Austin

With early voting in the Texas primary less than a month away, tech experts are warning about artificial intelligence's role in election ...

Disinformation poses an unprecedented threat in 2024 - NBC News

Disinformation poses an unprecedented threat to democracy as the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches, according to researchers and ...

AI-generated disinformation poses threat of misleading voters ... - PBS

Computer engineers and political scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful artificial intelligence tools would soon allow anyone ...

Experts warn AI political misinformation surging, impact on elections

Almost two months out until Election Day, experts are warning about a flood of misinformation on social media as millions of images and ...

Disinformation reimagined: how AI could erode democracy in the ...

In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, social media platforms were vectors for misinformation as far-right activists, foreign ...

Political Machines: Understanding the Role of AI in the U.S. 2024 ...

... Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) might impact upcoming elections in the United States and abroad. This working paper draws on twenty-one semi ...

How Election Officials Can Identify, Prepare for, and Respond to AI ...

On December 15–16, 2023, the office of Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, in collaboration with the Brennan Center, the Elections Group, ...

AI could supercharge disinformation and disrupt EU elections ...

Voters in the European Union are set to elect lawmakers starting Thursday for the bloc's parliament, in a major democratic exercise that's ...

The Warning Signs Are Flashing: AI Is a Threat to Democracy in 2024

As we head toward the November 2024 election, the rise of generative artificial intelligence has real potential to disrupt the 2024 ...

A fake recording of a candidate saying he'd rigged the election went ...

Days before a pivotal election in Slovakia to determine who would lead the country, a damning audio recording spread online in which one of ...

How deepfake tech is a high risk, high reward tool for local political ...

AI deepfakes that misrepresent candidates often can do more damage in those races because campaigns have fewer staffers and less money to ...

How AI Puts Elections at Risk — And the Needed Safeguards

Widely accessible artificial intelligence tools could fuel the rampant spread of disinformation and create other hazards to democracy.

AI-Enabled Influence Operations: The Threat to the UK General ...

Election campaign threats: designed to manipulate the behaviour or attitudes of voters towards specific political candidates or particular views on political ...

reversal of social media guardrails could prove disastrous for 2024 ...

Scaling back of moderation and rise of AI are creating the perfect storm to weaken elections and democracy.

Experts warn of AI's impact on elections, urge voters to stay informed

39 News spoke with Sean Evans, a political science professor at Union University, to discuss ethical concerns surrounding AI in politics.