Beyond Imagining – How AI is Actively Used in Election Campaigns Around the World

Author: Yoav Arad Pinkas

Key Findings

• AI is already extensively utilized in election campaigns worldwide. Deepfakes and voice cloning have been employed in elections in three main venues:
  
  
  
  • By candidates for self-promotion.
  
  
  • By candidates to attack and defame political opponents.
  
  
  • By foreign nation-state actors to defame specific candidates.
  
  
  
  


• Deepfake materials (convincing AI-generated audio, video, and images that deceptively fake or alter the appearance, voice, or actions of political candidates) are often disseminated shortly before election dates to limit the …

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