Comment on this storyComment Political ads have never been known to accurately portray candidates’ opponent, and now artificial intelligence threatens to make misrepresentations more realistic than ever. Rather than wait for AI to wreak havoc in the 2024 election, regulators, lawmakers and political parties should act now. The last few months have shown us just … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON Nobody disputes that artificial intelligence is the technology of the future, which makes Rishi Sunaks’ choice a bit unorthodox for the post of AI minister in the UK government. Jonathan Berry, 53, is best known in Westminster as the 5th Viscount Camrose, a … Read more
Microsoft founder Bill Gates thinks a powerful new AI could program deepfakes and disinformation so bad they disrupt political processes around the world. “AI-generated deepfakes and disinformation could undermine elections and democracy,” Gates said in a new blog post on Tuesday. “On a larger scale, AI-generated deepfakes could be used to attempt to crash an … Read more