Key Findings AI is already extensively utilized in election campaigns worldwide. Deepfakes and voice cloning have been employed in elections in three main venues: By candidates for self-promotion. By candidates to attack and defame political opponents. By foreign nation-state actors to defame specific candidates. Deepfake materials (convincing AI-generated audio, video, and images that deceptively fake or alter the appearance, voice, or actions of political candidates) are often disseminated shortly before election dates to limit the opportunity for fact-checkers to respond. Regulations which ban political discussion on mainstream media in the hours leading up to elections, allow unchallenged fake news to […]
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