AI deepfakes a top concern for election officials with voting underway

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AI deepfakes a top concern for election officials with voting underway
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Artificial intelligence could be weaponized on voters, feds warn

State election officials who will oversee voting for the November general election prepare for disruptions from artificial intelligence during a training session in Phoenix, Ariz.In the final weeks of a divisive, high-stakes campaign season, state election officials in political battleground states say they are bracing for the unpredictable and emergent threat posed by artificial intelligence, or AI.

Some involved deepfake video and voice-cloning technology deployed by bad actors across social media in an attempt to dissuade people from voting, disrupt polling places, or confuse poll workers as they handle ballots. Gina Roberts is the voter education director at Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes public confidence in the political process.mimicking President Joe Biden's voice was used to dissuade New Hampshire Democrats from voting in the primary. The Federal Communications Commission assessed a $6 million fine against the political consultant who made it.

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