AI-Generated Political Robocalls Spur Calls for New Laws Against AI Election Meddling
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Recent robocalls used AI to imitate President Biden's voice to discourage voters ahead of New Hampshire's primary, prompting investigations and proposals to ban AI election content.
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AI capabilities could allow more widespread disinformation campaigns by generating convincing fake videos, audio, photos and documents.
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Texas banned deepfakes intended to influence elections in 2019, but the law has limitations around media types and timing.
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Congress has held hearings on AI but failed to pass meaningful laws restricting harmful uses of generative AI technology.
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Educating people to double check sources and identify fake content may be the best achievable solution currently to combat AI disinformation.