Safeguarding Democracy in the Age of AIBy Faheem AliEarlier this month, the FCC issued a ruling that robocalls using voices generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are illegal. [1] The ruling comes at a particularly important time as the 2024 election cycle ramps up. The problem of AI generated robocalls has already been evident, as prior to the New Hampshire Democratic Primary, robocalls using AI to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice were used to discourage potential voters from casting their ballot at the primary. Recently, tech companies with substantial involvements in the development of AI and/or popular social media platforms (Open AI, Google, Meta, TikTok, etc.) signed the “AI Elections Accord”, pledging to develop technology to combat election misinformation generated by AI.

Source: ABC News February 23, 2024 03:50 UTC