AI Manipulation Looms Over 2024 Elections as Governments Struggle to Regulate
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AI-generated fake audio and images are being used to spread disinformation and manipulate elections around the world. This is concerning governments as 2024 will see major votes in the US, India, UK and elsewhere.
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Regulating this content is extremely difficult. Tech companies like OpenAI and Midjourney have banned political uses of their AI tools but enforcement is challenging.
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Experts warn that more advanced forms of AI not yet imagined could pose even greater threats to democracy in the future.
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There are some positive signs. Voters seem more prepared to spot fake content than expected. And many tech firms signed an agreement to help prevent election interference from AI.
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But oversight is still lacking. The US government's actions on AI safety don't go far enough according to some. And detecting AI manipulation remains difficult, as shown by the Slovakian election fake audio that slipped through Facebook's checks.