Several major social networks have pulled back on their enforcement of some election-related misinformation and undergone significant layoffs over the past six months, which in some cases hit election integrity, safety and responsible AI teams. But they now face a perfect storm of factors that could make it harder than ever to keep up with the next wave of election misinformation.
Social media companies bear significant responsibility for addressing such risks, experts say, as the platforms where billions of people go for information and where bad actors often go to spread false claims. “We’ve already seen evidence of the impact that AI can have.” “The campaigns are starting to ramp up, the elections are coming fast and the technology is improving fast,” said Jevin West, a professor at the University of Washington and co-founder of the Center for an Informed Public. Experts, and even some executives overseeing AI companies, say these tools risk spreading false information to mislead voters, including ahead of the 2024 US election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Drew Angerer/Getty Imagesĭemocratic lawmakers call on FEC to consider crackdown on deepfake campaign adsĪ new crop of AI tools offer the ability to generate compelling text and realistic images - and, increasingly, video and audio. President Joe Biden at the White House as negotiations continue about raising the debt limit and avoiding a default by the federal government. The Democratic and Republican leaders met with U.S. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: A view of the U.S. Instead, it eventually added a community note - a contributor-led feature to highlight misinformation on the social media platform - to the post, alerting the site’s users that in the video “3 still shots showing Trump embracing Fauci are AI generated images.”Įxperts in digital information integrity say it’s just the start of AI-generated content being used ahead of the 2024 US Presidential election in ways that could confuse or mislead voters. But Twitter, which has slashed much of its staff in recent months under new ownership, did not remove the video. The images, which appeared designed to criticize Trump for not firing the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, were tricky to spot: they were shown alongside real images of the pair and with a text overlay saying, “real life Trump.”Īs the images began spreading, fact-checking organizations and sharp-eyed users quickly flagged them as fake. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign used images that appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence showing former President Donald Trump hugging Dr. Last month, a video posted to Twitter by Florida Gov.
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