Tech Leaders Worry New AI Could Enable Election Interference
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There are worries that new AI tools could cause chaos in the 2024 U.S. presidential election through manipulating content. Speakers at a recent Fortune conference expressed concerns.
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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman said he was "very concerned" about bad actors using AI to interfere in elections. He was skeptical that proposed watermarking technology could fully authenticate content.
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Investor Vinod Khosla predicted there could be over 100 million bots engaging with voters to influence the election.
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U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering banning under-16s from using social media due to risks to young people. This comes despite recently introduced online safety laws.
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Former Meta strategist Barbara Furlow-Smiles pleaded guilty to stealing over $4 million from the company, using the money for personal expenses.