Politicians Weaponize AI to Evade Accountability
• Politicians like Trump dismissing damaging video/audio evidence as AI-generated fakes, claiming "liar's dividend" • AI "destabilizes the concept of truth itself" by allowing anyone to claim evidence is manipulated • Around the world, politicians using AI as convenient scapegoat to fend off allegations • AI deepfakes advancing rapidly while detection methods lag behind • Tech companies have tools to regulate problem but failing to act, allowing engagement-driven sensationalism to spread