Category: Politics / Politics News
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Could AI and Deepfakes Sway the US Election?
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This week on Politics Lab, we’re talking about AI’s potential impact on the election—and why it’s so hard to regulate nationwide.
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TikTok Lite Leaves up to 1 Billion Users With Fewer Protections
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TikTok labels AI-generated material and warns about potentially deceptive content. A Lite version popular in the Global South, though, lacks these and other safeguards.
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AI Chatbots Are Running for Office Now
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Meet AI Steve and VIC, the chatbots running for office in 2024.
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An AI Bot Is (Sort of) Running for Mayor in Wyoming
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Wyoming’s secretary of state wants the county to reject its candidacy, but the AI bot’s human “meat puppet” says everything is in order.
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It’s the AI Election Year
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With over 60 countries holding elections in 2024, deepfakes and robocalls are being used to manipulate voters across the world. WIRED is tracking every instance of AI interference during this critical election year.
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AI Tools Are Still Generating Misleading Election Images
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Though AI companies said they put some guardrails in place, researchers were able to easily create images related to claims of election fraud.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Microsoft-Powered Chatbot Just Disappeared
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The RFK Jr. campaign’s chatbot had previously affirmed Kennedy’s promotion of conspiracy theories, and appeared to circumvent OpenAI’s ban on political use.
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Google’s ‘Woke’ Image Generator Shows the Limitations of AI
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Google has hit pause on Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after a far-right backlash to its historical depictions.