Hillary Clinton, Election Officials Warn AI Threatens the 2024 Election
Hillary Clinton and U.S. election officials are concerned about the threat of disinformation generated and spread by artificial intelligence in the 2024 presidential election.
Clinton believes that foreign actors, such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, could use AI to interfere in U.S. and global elections.
She expressed her concerns at Columbia University, where election officials and tech executives discussed the potential impact of AI on global elections.
Clinton mentioned that Putin tried to undermine her before the 2016 election by spreading disinformation on social media platforms.
A bipartisan Senate report found that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help elect Donald Trump, although Russia has repeatedly denied interfering.
The 2024 election cycle is the first where officials are preparing to respond on a broad scale to disinformation created and spread by AI.
Election administrators are worried about the spread of deepfake videos, which could deceive people into believing false information.
Some states, including Michigan, have passed laws to limit the use of AI to sway voters, but there is no federal ban on AI-generated content that can influence voters.
Tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, have signed an agreement pledging to prevent the creation and spread of AI-generated disinformation about elections, but have not committed to banning the content.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt emphasized the need for regulation and collaboration within the tech sector to address the growing problem of AI-generated disinformation.
