The 2024 US Elections are coming, and with the massive rise of powerful AI generators for content found all over social media and the internet, experts are issuing significant warnings of what it might deliver. Also, in recent times, massive posts were sharing deepfaked images and videos that bring influential people to light with AI-imagined creations.
Experts are now warning the public of its possible appearance in the mainstream media, as it has the power to reshape the nation and spread propaganda that could affect the outcome of the upcoming elections.
Experts Warn About Advanced AIs for the Upcoming 2024 Elections
Experts have been warning for some time about the potential dangers of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) infiltrating political processes, particularly the US elections, as per a recent report by Fortune Magazine.
It is more than a year away from the public voting for the country's next leader, and this came at a time when AI developments are at their peak.
Recently, several AI-powered tools, including ChatGPT, DALL-E 2, Midjourney AI, Stability Diffusion AI, and more have been causing concerns about the potential for these tools to disrupt the democratic process.
AI has the power to reshape the public's opinion and mind, with the generative tools mentioned above being the tech behind the expected propaganda spread to sway people of their decisions.
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Propaganda, Fake News, and Misinformation May Rise
With these advanced AI tools already present and growing, the likes of propaganda, fake news, misinformation, and other forms of deceiving the public are more likely to come.
There are different deepfake already present in the public which shed light on fake events that did not occur, and this same deceptive content may grow more during the election period.
The Power of AI to Sway Public Opinion
Artificial intelligence's rise is now a significant development in technology, and it centers on the different advantages and disadvantages of the generative machine learning advancement in the present. However, one of the most controversial features of AI is to make a personality appear like they are doing something towards a certain cause when in reality, it never happened.
In the past US elections, there were already warnings against deepfakes and AI helping reshape the nation towards a certain preferred candidate or outcome, with unknown entities controlling it. Cyber experts have previously issued information on the safest voting method which still relies on old-school paper voting to avoid election fraud.
The potential for advanced AI to infiltrate the US elections is a cause for concern among experts in the field. Technologies such as ChatGPT, DALL-E 2, Midjourney AI, and Stability Diffusion AI could be used to manipulate public opinion and influence election outcomes, raising the need for increased regulation of AI technologies in political contexts.
As the use of AI in politics continues to evolve, it will be important to remain vigilant and take steps to prevent its misuse, as experts are now reminding the country of it.
