Urgent warning of fraud in the 2024 presidential elections
A stark warning from the CEO of a prominent AI company suggests that the use of AI could "threaten democracy" In the United States unless it is controlled.
The 2024 presidential contest
Simona Facetti, president of Perfection42, told Newsweek that the 2024 presidential contest may be remembered as the first "smart election “artificial” Majority, where bad actors are able to use technology to create fake videos of major candidates appearing to say things they didn’t actually say. The past two years, there has been growing concern about its impact on the upcoming presidential election.
The contest is widely expected to be bitter, with both major candidates indicating that their rival represents a threat to American democracy after the 2020 election when Donald Trump rejected Admitting defeat to US President Joe Biden.
Speaking to Newsweek magazine, Fassetti said that there are multiple ways in which artificial intelligence can be used to interfere in elections, Foreign powers are likely to intervene.
The president of Perfection42 said: "We watched an AI-generated video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky telling Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their weapons.
p>It is entirely possible to see similar videos of presidential candidates right before the election. Another tactic could be to encourage young voters not to vote in the election with fake videos on TikTok. If the election is close, that could become a deciding factor. This is Definitely disturbing.
In March 2023, anonymous hackers uploaded an artificial intelligence-generated, or deepfake, video of " Zelensky” He tells his forces to stop fighting on a Ukrainian news website.
Although it was quickly debunked, it sparked renewed concern about how deepfakes can be used to influence politics.
She said Simona Fasetti: “The closer the race, the greater the impact of AI during the election period.
It is important to note that AI can be used not only for malicious purposes but also to create positive content, so in this case , this may be the first major AI election, as both parties will try to keep up with the changing game of AI. Election campaigns." She said "Facety" Ensuring that AI does not undermine democratic processes will require legislation and individual vigilance.
She added that "laws to regulate AI will soon become a necessity," But to detect malicious use of AI, we need to invest in AI recognition software. Think of it like antivirus software on your computer – detect anything malicious before it hurts you. And as the risk of malicious AI being used grows, the need for this will only grow.
Of these programs that can check videos for authenticity, she says, "Rule of thumb: If it’s hard to believe someone would say… However, this is likely not true, always check information from reliable sources, and do not trust everything you see on social media.
With regard to AI-generated content, look for inconsistencies in "Movement, especially when looking at the background, and also look for distorted objects, or anything that looks out of the ordinary.
"Perfection42" specializes in In providing AI tools for artists and other content creators.
According to its website, the company creates "solutions to automate repetitive and mundane tasks" So artists can focus on creativity.
Speaking to Newsweek in 2023, Henry Agder, a deepfake expert who hosts a podcast on the subject for the BBC, predicted the widespread use of fakery “To me, it seems increasingly likely that the 2024 election will be an election in which deepfakes are spread on the internet,” Agder said. Wide scale.
The real key question is whether there is an incredibly high-quality deepfake, which is very difficult to verify or fake and is linked to a critical period in the electoral process, for example on the eve of an election or before a debate, It becomes part of the opposition’s narrative."
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