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📰 Major tech firms pledge AI election protections 🔍 AI Election Threats ------------------------------------- 20 prominent AI companies including Apple, Google, Microsoft, ElevenLabs, Anthropic, and Inflection AI have signed an accord to prevent deceptive AI content from interfering with 2024 elections. They pledged to work on tools to detect fabricated audio, video and images related to elections. 🛡️Deepfakes Threaten Democracy ------------------------------------- The accord focuses specifically on AI-generated content that seeks to deceptively alter the appearance/words of candidates and provide false voting information to deceive citizens. This type of manipulated media, often called "deepfakes," presents a threat to election integrity around the world. 🌐 Voluntary Efforts vs Regulation Need ---------------------------------------- While a positive step, the voluntary accord has limitations. Stronger regulations and government policies are still likely needed to address risks posed by AI manipulation tactics. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/e8MG3ATi ---------------------------------------- 📩 Don't be left behind. Subscribe to Maginative.com to stay informed and updated on the most important stories in AI. If you found this post valuable, please like and repost it. One Love 🖤❤️

We tested popular AI image tools & found that they can easily generate election disinformation. The fabricated images featured the US presidential candidates Joe Biden & Donald Trump, and election fraud. Our new research in BBC News 👇 https://lnkd.in/eHywn72t #Election #Disinformation #AI

The explosion of artificial-intelligence technology makes it easier than ever to deceive people on the internet, and is turning the 2024 U.S. presidential election into an unprecedented test on how to police deceptive content. An early salvo was fired last month in New Hampshire. Days before the state’s presidential primary, an estimated 5,000 to 25,000 calls went out telling recipients not to bother voting. “Your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday,” the voice said. It sounded like President Biden, but it was created by AI, according to an analysis by security firm Pindrop. The message also discouraged independent voters from participating in the Republican primary. When Pindrop analyzed the audio, they found telltale signs the call was phony. Two weeks later, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said it identified a Texas-based company named Life Corp. as the source of the calls and that it issued a cease-and-desist order citing the law against voter suppression. With recent advances in generative AI, virtually anyone can create increasingly convincing but fake images, audio and videos, as well as fictional social-media users and bots that appear human. Around 70 countries estimated to cover nearly half the world’s population—roughly four billion people—are set to hold national elections this year, according to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said at a Bloomberg event in January during the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that while OpenAI is preparing safeguards, he’s still wary about how his company’s tech might be used in elections. “We’re going to have to watch this incredibly closely this year,” Altman said. OpenAI says it is prohibiting the use of its tools for political campaigning; encoding details about the provenance of images generated by its Dall-E tool; and addressing questions about how and where to vote in the U.S. with a link to CanIVote.org, operated by the National Association of Secretaries of State. People who’ve studied elections debate how much an AI deepfake could actually sway someone’s vote, especially in America where most people say they’ve likely already decided who they’ll support for president. Yet the very possibility of AI-generated fakes could also muddy the waters in a different way by leading people to question even real images and recordings. Social-media giants have been struggling for years with questions around political content. In 2020, they went to aggressive lengths to police political discourse, partly in response to reports of Russian interference in the U.S. election four years earlier. Since his 2022 acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk has renamed the site X and rolled back many of its previous restrictions in the name of free speech. 

The "Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections" announced last Friday at the Munich Security Conference is no small feat. More than a dozen companies, including OpenAI, Microsoft, Goggle and Meta (among many others), committed to combating misinformation in a historical year with elections taking place in 50 countries involving 2 billion voters is a big announcement and sets a good precedent in the discussion of the new AI governance imperative. Worth reading and understanding the commitments made by some of the largest AI players...#ai4good #aigovernance https://lnkd.in/ds2fks2Q

Goat Rodeo (noun): An expression used to describe AI and the 2024 election. AI tools are sufficiently advanced that even a child can use them for AI voice impersonation of a famous politician's voice. While the result might be robotic and obvious, an engineer talented in audio and AI could certainly make it extremely difficult to tell the difference. It should come as no surprise that someone created an AI version of President Biden in a robocall during the New Hampshire primary. Things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. AI will be weaponized aggressively this election season. Because of this, I can logically predict the following 5 responses: 1. Congress will aggressively pursue legislation to regulate AI and its use in materials. (i.e., AI legislation proposals S. 2770 (118) by Klobuchar and Hawley and H.R. 3044 (118) Clarke) 2. Some politicians and others caught on audio or film will lie and tell us that what we saw isn't real but actually AI-generated. This is just a repeat of what we've seen with mistakes posted on social media or text (i.e., the 'my account was hacked' excuse) 3. Two distinct AI industries -- solutions and tools with aggressive controls and guardrails by a few companies to 'protect against misuse' and an open-source AI ecosystem that is free of restrictions or have restrictions that can be easily removed 4. Substantial investment in election security AI or tools to identify where AI has been used to create content. 5. Renewed calls for the elimination of anonymous internet and social media usage. This is a particularly vulnerable time in the development of AI tools and solutions where we over legislate and over control in order to 'protect' (pick your group). It explains one reason why Mozilla has created a new startup called Mozilla.ai to "...build a trustworthy and independent open-source AI ecosystem." https://lnkd.in/gYe9c_Nx #AITechnology #DigitalEthics #ElectionSecurity #TechLegislation #ArtificialIntelligence

AI, Election Integrity, & Information Quality 1. We cannot decouple trusted AI with information integrity. 2. Without measurement infrastructure and scientifically informed metrics and standards, we won't get ahead of this eventuality. #deepfakes #datastandards #responsibleAI #democraticAI #electionsecurity #electionintegrity #disinformation #informationquality #TrustedAI #nationalsecurity #generativeAI #artificialintelligence

In the coming years it’s going to be increasingly difficult to combat targeted AI augmented misinformation compaigns. What is your agency doing to prepare for hyper-realistic deepfakes aimed at election manipulation? #ai #deepfakes

🔒 Three bills aiming to safeguard election integrity from sneaky AI manipulation have sailed through the Senate committee! 🎉 Is it just me, or does AI seem to have a penchant for mischief these days? 😅 #ainews #automatorsolutions 🗳️ No more AI hijinks at the ballot box, folks! These bills are here to save the day and protect our democratic process. Let's hope they're as effective as they claim to be! 🤞 🧠 With generative AI posing a threat to election security, these new regulations are like a hi-tech shield for our voting systems. Kudos to those trying to outsmart the tech-savvy troublemakers out there! 🛡️ 🤖 AI + Elections = A match made in...well, the Senate? Who knew our lawmakers could be so tech-savvy! Let's hope this is the start of a beautiful (and secure) friendship between AI and democracy. 🤝 🔮 Predictions time! Will these bills be the silver bullet to protect our elections, or will the wily AI find a way to outsmart us again? Only time will tell, but one thing's for sure - the tech world is in for a bumpy ride! 🎢 Let's stay sharp, stay informed, and keep those AI shenanigans in check! 💪 What are your thoughts on this latest development in the ever-evolving world of AI and cybersecurity? Let's discuss! 💬 #ainews #automatorsolutions #CyberSecurityAINews ----- Original Publish Date: 2024-05-15 10:34

And another way in which unchecked #genai can threaten our democracy. Hallucinating chatbots and distorted search results. The threat is not from sentient 'Skynet' AI. It is from AI that corrupts our trust in any content posted online. We need to invest in governance, trust, and safety that mitigates against risk and nefarious uses. #aisafety #responsibleai #aiethics #electionsecurity

This election year is going to be a crucial one, with outcomes that could be close due to polarization. As a result, politicians are going to be impacted, causing them to put a greater focus on AI. With the issue of AI becoming more prominent, it's important to keep up with the latest developments and trends in the field. Stay informed and be prepared for the changes that are coming. -Dina #AI #politics #electionyear #technology #futurethinking