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AI election manipulation called biggest risk to humans
Original: In my opinion this is the biggest risk # AI currently poses to humans, the risk of manipulating elections: https://www.
Commenters are pointing to reporting on how AI could supercharge fake news in elections across South East Asia, arguing that AI-driven manipulation of voters is the most serious danger the technology currently poses. The discussion frames disinformation at scale — synthetic news, bots and deepfakes used to sway voters — as a threat to democracy that outweighs other AI concerns.
Why now: A Guardian report on AI-powered fake news in South East Asian elections has renewed debate about AI's threat to democracy.
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- In my opinion this is the biggest risk # AI currently poses to humans, the risk of manipulating elections: https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/oct/01/how-ai-could-supercharge-fake-news-elections-south-east-asia # ArtificialIntelligence · DrMikeWatts
- In my opinion this is the biggest risk # AI currently poses to humans, the risk of manipulating elections: https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/oct/01/how-ai-could-supercharge-fake-news-elections-south-east-asia # ArtificialIntelligence · DrMikeWatts@newsmast.social
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