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‘Disinformation on steroids’: is the US prepared for AI’s influence on the election? (www.theguardian.com)

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Robocalls of President Biden already confused primary voters in New Hampshire – but measures to curb the technology could be too little too late

The AI election is here.

Already this year, a robocall generated using artificial intelligence targeted New Hampshire voters in the January primary, purporting to be President Joe Biden and telling them to stay home in what officials said could be the first attempt at using AI to interfere with a US election. The “deepfake” calls were linked to two Texas companies, Life Corporation and Lingo Telecom.

It’s not clear if the deepfake calls actually prevented voters from turning out, but that doesn’t really matter, said Lisa Gilbert, executive vice-president of Public Citizen, a group that’s been pushing for federal and state regulation of AI’s use in politics.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Those lifetime appointments to the supreme court are really protecting that institution. /s

The issue is much deeper than elections.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Very true. Even if someone with a true progressive agenda got elected (a what-if for Bernie in 2016), they would have the entire government against them, especially SCOTUS. I don't know how a President Sanders could have gotten much of his agenda through even though I voted for him.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In that specific instance, he would have had all the appointments Trump ended up with.

In 2020 though he would have been fighting the same uphill battle Biden has been.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Maybe. If his appointments got approved. Remember Obama and Merrick Garland?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ahh.. fuck, yeah, I forgot about that shit. What a cluster fuck. Also, it's the frog. Hi squid!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

It is indeed a clusterfuck. Also, hello!