US EditionAI is making elections weird: Lessons from a simulated war-game exercise
- Many nations held elections in 2024, raising concerns about AI's impact.
- Worries arose from the potential for AI to generate and spread misleading election content.
- AI generated nude photos of candidates and spread disinformation in multiple countries.
- Oren Etzioni predicted a "tsunami of misinformation," while Maria Ressa warned of a "tech-enabled Armageddon."
- Despite concerns, AI's negative impact on elections was less severe than feared by experts.
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AI is making elections weird: Lessons from a simulated war-game exercise
On March 8, the Conservative campaign team released a video of Pierre Poilievre on social media that drew unusual questions from some viewers. To many, Poilievre's French sounded a little too smooth, and his complexion looked a little too perfect. The video had what's known as an "uncanny valley" effect, causing some to wonder if the Poilievre they were seeing was even real.
The Political Turing Test
We are entering a new era where we may not be able to tell the difference between real political communication and content created by artificial intelligence. Right now, we can pass a Political Turing Test, intuitively discerning what is real and fake. But the leap forward in campaign technology is testing the boundaries and over the next few cycles we will get closer to failing that test.When we take a technological leap forward usually the lar…
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