Lawmakers Voice Concern Over AI Used to Target Minority Voters
• Rep. Shontel Brown led a bipartisan letter expressing concern over the use of AI to intimidate, threaten, or misinform voters, especially Black and minority communities.
• The letter cites cases of AI used to imitate Biden and Trump to discourage voting, and asks agencies how they will ensure AI is not misused in the 2024 election.
• The letter worries AI will allow easier spread of disinformation and voter suppression tactics targeted at minorities.
• It asks if the Election Assistance Commission plans to update its AI toolkit to help officials respond to AI disinformation campaigns.
• Advocacy groups like the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and NAACP called for action to prevent AI being used to attack democracy and minority voter participation.