AI Advances Raise Election Concerns and Ethical Issues
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Generative AI can create convincing fake images and media, raising concerns about misinformation and false claims ahead of the 2024 election.
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Microsoft is dealing with issues around disturbing and inappropriate images created by its Copilot Designer AI generator.
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Supporters of Donald Trump created fake photos depicting him with Black voters in an apparent misinformation campaign.
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President Biden asked Congress to ban AI voice impersonation technology, but there may be some reasonable use cases.
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AI researchers and companies continue to debate issues around transparency, testing protocols, and use of copyrighted training data.