AI is destabilizing ‘the concept of truth itself’ in 2024 election
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS AMONG A GROWING CADRE OF POLITICIANS AROUND THE WORLD BLAMING AI FOR DAMNING PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND AUDIO
Experts in artificial intelligence have long warned that AI-generated content could muddy the waters of perceived reality. Weeks into a pivotal election year, AI confusion is on the rise.
Politicians around the globe have been swatting away potentially damning pieces of evidence — grainy video footage of hotel trysts, voice recordings criticizing political opponents — by dismissing them as AI-generated fakes. At the same time, AI deepfakes are being used to spread misinformation.