Every week, there are fresh alerts concerning the possible harm that artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes—which are convincing audio and clips of politicians saying things they never said—may cause to voters’ mistrust and confusion.
Additionally, authorities, security agencies, and the government of the United Kingdom are fighting to prevent hostile foreign intervention in this year’s general election.
The potential advantages of AI have received less attention.
However, a great deal of work is being done, frequently behind closed doors, to try and harness its power in ways that could strengthen democracy rather than undermine it.
Fears the UK won’t be prepared for a deep-fake general election.
According to Hannah O’Rourke, co-founder of Campaign Lab, a left-leaning network of digital volunteers, “we can’t ignore these opportunities for campaigns, even though this technology does pose some important risks in terms of disinformation.”
