There are real fears that AI will make politics more deceptive than it already is. Westend61/Getty Images David E. Clementson, University of Georgia Political campaign ads and donor solicitations have long been deceptive. In 2004, for example, U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry, a Democrat, aired an ad stating that Republican […] Read more »
Threads shakes things up
Wednesday afternoon, Meta turned the social media landscape upside down. In less than two hours, the company reported that its new app, Threads, reached 2 million users. Now, after just a few short days, that number has climbed even higher, with notable celebrities and influencers migrating to the platform. That […] Read more »
Visual misinformation is widespread on Facebook – and often undercounted by researchers
If your instincts say a lot of images on Facebook are misleading, you’re right. AP Photo/Jenny Kane Yunkang Yang, Texas A&M University; Matthew Hindman, George Washington University, and Trevor Davis, Columbia University How much misinformation is on Facebook? Several studies have found that the amount of misinformation on Facebook is […] Read more »
How AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy
An AI-driven political campaign could be all things to all people. Eric Smalley, TCUS; Biodiversity Heritage Library/Flickr; Taymaz Valley/Flickr, CC BY-ND Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School and Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways? Sen. […] Read more »
How AI will transform the 2024 elections
Recent news that the Republican National Committee (RNC) has used an AI-generated video to criticize Joe Biden shows how likely AI is to transform our upcoming elections. Advances in digital technology provide new and faster tools for political messaging and could have a profound impact on how voters, politicians, and […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: More see bad than good in AI
While 76% of voters want the federal government to regulate artificial intelligence technology, a new Fox News survey finds that only 39% think Uncle Sam is up to the job. In a broader sense, more voters think AI is generally a bad thing, but the view is more positive among […] Read more »