Researchers Warn AI Technology Could Sway Elections

Researchers Warn AI Technology Could Sway Elections
Participants at Intel's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day stand in front of a poster during the event in the Indian city of Bangalore on April 4, 2017. Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images
Ryan Morgan
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Researchers are concerned that advancements in new artificial intelligence (AI) applications could be used to mislead the voting public and potentially sway the outcomes of elections.

Recent advancements have allowed AI to respond to writing prompts in real-time, effectively mimicking human conversation. AI has also enabled people to create lifelike images, videos, and voiceovers, commonly referred to as deep fakes. As time progresses, these tools have only become more convincing, and some researchers now believe they could be used at scale in the upcoming 2024 U.S. election cycle.