Recent misinformation campaigns have revived cries for digital companies to tighten regulations surrounding generative AI in front of the election.
As the US presidential race heats up, concerns have been raised about the possibility of Al-fueled political disinformation to sway voters. Examples of this disinformation include a “deepfake” video parodying Kamala Harris, a doctored image of Donald Trump getting detained, and an altered clip of Joe Biden filled with profanity. Researchers warn that tech-enabled fakery could be used to sway voters toward or away from candidates, or even to avoid the polls entirely, in what is expected to be America’s first-ever AI election in November. This could exacerbate tensions in an already highly polarized atmosphere.
A fresh surge of misinformation has reignited calls for tech companies to tighten regulations regarding generative AI in advance of the election. Many of these companies have already withdrew from social media content moderation. Elon Musk came under heavy fire last week for disseminating a deepfake video with his 192 million followers on X, the previous Twitter platform, that featured Vice President Harris, the presumed Democratic nominee. A voiceover that mimics Harris refers to President Joe Biden as “senile,” adding that she “knows the first thing about running the country.”
A laughing emoji was the only clue that the video was satire. Musk didn’t make it clear right away that the film was satirical. Researchers were worried that viewers might have thought Harris was making fun of herself and defaming Biden.
The fact-checkers of AFP have disproved more alarming Al falsifications. A staged video that was bouncing around X last month gave the impression that Biden was abusing his detractors, including using anti-LGBTQ epithets, following his announcement that he would not run for reelection and his endorsement of Harris for the Democratic candidacy. Reverse image search revealed that the video was from one of Biden’s live remarks on PBS, where he condemned political violence in the wake of Trump’s assassination attempt on July 13. According to PBS, the manipulated video was a deep fake that tricked viewers with its logo. A few weeks prior, a picture that went viral on social media seemed to depict Trump being violently detained by police after a New York jury convicted him of fabricating financial records pertaining to a payment of hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels.
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