OpenAI heralds cybersecurity, election interference safeguard plans for 2026 midterms
OpenAI said the plan will use Associated Press vote counts, watermark deepfakes and expand tools for election officials to curb AI misuse.
- On Wednesday, OpenAI announced a partnership with The Associated Press to license factual election data, improving information reliability for Americans through the 2028 elections in Brazil.
- OpenAI's broader election strategy includes five key planks: enforcing policies against interference, deploying cybersecurity frameworks like Codex Security and Trusted Access to support State Election Directors.
- Beyond data, the company is integrating SynthID watermarking to help users identify deepfakes and collaborating with Democracy Works to help voters locate polling places.
- David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, welcomed the move, telling CyberScoop platforms have an obligation to deliver accurate information amid disinformation.
- This agreement expands a relationship nearly three years in the making, as OpenAI emphasizes artificial intelligence's role in hardening digital infrastructure and expanding civic engagement.
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OpenAI to step up cyber defenses, anti-misinformation efforts ahead of global elections in 2026
OpenAI is offering US election authorities access to its cybersecurity products while registered voting system manufacturers in the US have been included in its Trusted Access for Cyber programme.
OpenAI heralds cybersecurity, election interference safeguard plans for 2026 midterms
OpenAI on Wednesday hailed its plans to safeguard information and aid cybersecurity defenders in the 2026 midterm elections, including work to combat deepfakes and other forms of artificial intelligence misuse. The announcement builds on commitments from major tech companies in 2024, including OpenAI, to protect elections from AI-infused election interference — efforts that some thought weren’t enough. Government agencies, non-governmental inst…
"AP adds OpenAI as elections customer" #ELB
AP release: The Associated Press today announced that it will provide its U.S. election results to OpenAI, reinforcing AP’s vote count as the undisputed standard of information about U.S. elections for media organizations and technology platforms worldwide. As part… Continue reading The post “AP adds OpenAI as elections customer” appeared first on Election Law Blog.
OpenAI Expands Anti-Misinformation Efforts Before Global Elections
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