Arizona Stages AI Disinformation Exercises to Ready for Deepfakes in 2024 Election
• Arizona Secretary of State staging exercises using AI to prepare officials for deepfakes and disinformation in 2024 election • Tried to fool participants with fake audio/video of himself and others spinning falsehoods • Concerned about how generative AI allows bad actors to exploit trust using familiar voices/images • Push in Congress to set safeguards against AI disinformation before 2024 election • Other swing states like Michigan also planning elections exercises involving AI threats