Potential misuse of AI poses severe risks for elections worldwide

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Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. A wave of AI deepfakes tied to elections in Europe and Asia has coursed through social media for months, serving as a warning for more than 50 countries heading to the polls this year.

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VERBATIM: The threat makes it easy for anyone with a smartphone to create fake – but convincing – content aimed at fooling voters. It’s a big leap from a few years ago, when creating phony photos or videos required teams of people with time and technical skill. Now, using free and low-cost generative artificial intelligence services from companies like Google and OpenAI, anyone can create high-quality “deepfakes” with a text prompt.