Your Undivided Attention How Will AI Affect the 2024 Elections? with Renee DiResta and Carl Miller
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Dec 21, 2023 
Renee DiResta and Carl Miller discuss the risks AI poses to elections. They explore deep fakes, combating hate speech and misinformation, accessing data for analysis, and the need for transparency from platforms. Implementing digital morality blockouts and circuit breakers is suggested to reduce negative engagement.
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Deepfakes' Limited Impact
- Deepfakes, while concerning, represent an incremental change, not a game-changer.
- Influence operations often rely on social connections and emotional manipulation, not just fake media.
Watermarking's Limitations
- Watermarking AI-generated content is useful but not a panacea.
- Bad actors can use open-source models without watermarks, and edited content poses challenges.
Weaponized Friendship
- AI could power one-on-one fake friendships, exploiting the power of social ties for influence.
- These AI-driven relationships would be difficult to detect, making them a significant threat.