Concerns Grow Over AI-Generated Imagery Being Used to Mislead Voters Ahead of 2024 Election
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Recently, Trump supporters have been spreading AI-generated fake images of Trump with groups of Black supporters to falsely claim he has more Black voter appeal than Biden.
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These fakes come from accounts like @Trump_History45 that specialize in creating deepfakes of Trump in historica contexts, though images with Black people play on racist tropes.
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Though platforms are starting to add labels and restrictions around AI-generated candidate images, new state laws on disclosing/restricting electoral deepfakes vary widely in scope and enforcement.
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With no federal standard yet, the 2024 election will be an experiment on preserving democratic processes against increasingly sophisticated fake imagery.
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If simple fake images can already fool voters, we're likely unprepared for even more advanced forgeries using AI in upcoming elections.