AI‑generated videos of a Japanese grandma have racked up 6 million views, sparking a test of how synthetic media can sway voters ahead of the election. The experiment highlights the risk of deepfakes and digital disinformation shaping public opinion. How are platforms responding, and what can we do? Read the full analysis. #GenerativeAI #ElectionMisinformation #PoliticalDeepfakes #SyntheticMedia

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/aigenerated-grandma-videos-hit-6-million-views-amid-japan-election

Even a Trump donor wouldn't put up with Rudy Giuliani's determination to spread election misinformation. (He may have reasonably worried about his entire radio station being sued.) Anyway, Rudy's intransigence has just lost him one of his few remaining ways to earn any money with which to pay back his massive debts.

https://www.salon.com/2024/05/11/he-left-me-no-option-giuliani-canned-from-conservative-radio-show-due-to-lies/

#Giuliani #2020election #ElectionMisinformation #ElectionLies #BigLie #USPol

#EU to investigate #Meta over #ElectionMisinformation before June polls

Brussels to act later this week against #Facebook and #Instagram owner over policies on #DeceptiveAdvertising and #PoliticalContent, reports say
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/29/eu-to-investigate-meta-over-election-misinformation-ahead-of-june-polls

Elon Musk Is Spreading Election Misinformation, but X’s Fact Checkers Are Long Gone

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/politics/elon-musk-election-misinformation-x-twitter.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QU0.lQwJ.a_85aZpIGTRl&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#ElonMuskElectionMisinformation #FactCheckersGone #MisinformationSpread #ElectionMisinformation #ElonMusk #XTwitter #Politics #News

I was on Bloomberg Technology Live talking about the role of AI in election misinformation, and what platforms can do, at the 24:24 mark

A very complex issue for a short interview, but two points: (1) solving election misinformation is not a problem for AI alone, we need human intelligence as well, (2) we need transparency reports from platforms

#election #misinformation #electionmisinformation #socialmedia #contentmoderation #digitalplatforms #transparency

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrZWjYB-NQQ