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The increasing use of AI-generated content – e.g. fake photos and videos – has made it harder than ever to recognize misinformation and disinformation. Leading up to the November election, what are some ways voters can identify AI-generated content, and what threat could this technology pose to the future of our democracy?
Moderator
Mindy Romero
Assistant Professor (Research), USC Price School
Founder and Director, Center for Inclusive Democracy
Panelists
David Evan Harris
Chancellor’s Public Scholar, UC Berkeley
Continuing Lecturer, Haas School of Business
Mekela Panditharatne
Elections & Government Counsel, Brennan Center
Jonathan Mehta Stein
Executive Director, California Common Cause
Resources:
Digital Services Act election guidelines: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-publishes-guidelines-under-dsa-mitigation-systemic-risks-online-elections
Facebook products: techcrunch.com/2017/03/27/facebook-officially-launches-town-hall-for-contacting-government-reps-adds-local-election-reminders and techcrunch.com/2019/01/20/facebook-community-actions
App4Gov: legacy.iftf.org/app4gov
Institute for the Future’s Governance Futures Lab: legacy.iftf.org/govfutures
How Social-Media Rollbacks Endanger Democracy Ahead of the 2024 Elections: freepress.net/big-tech-backslide-report
Twitter and Tear Gas by Zeynep Tufekci: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300234176/twitter-and-tear-gas/
CITED: https://cited.tech/
Brennan Center Resources: brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/preparing-fight-ai-backed-voter-suppression
brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-detect-and-guard-against-deceptive-ai-generated-election-information
brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-election-officials-can-identify-prepare-and-respond-ai-threats
An op-ed from CITED board members Bill Wong and Mindy Romero: latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-22/artificial-intelligence-disinformation-election-voting
The increasing use of AI-generated content – e.g. fake photos and videos – has made it harder than ever to recognize misinformation and disinformation. Leading up to the November election, what are some ways voters can identify AI-generated content, and what threat could this technology pose to the future of our democracy?
Moderator
Mindy Romero
Assistant Professor (Research), USC Price School
Founder and Director, Center for Inclusive Democracy
Panelists
David Evan Harris
Chancellor’s Public Scholar, UC Berkeley
Continuing Lecturer, Haas School of Business
Mekela Panditharatne
Elections & Government Counsel, Brennan Center
Jonathan Mehta Stein
Executive Director, California Common Cause
Resources:
Digital Services Act election guidelines: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-publishes-guidelines-under-dsa-mitigation-systemic-risks-online-elections
Facebook products: techcrunch.com/2017/03/27/facebook-officially-launches-town-hall-for-contacting-government-reps-adds-local-election-reminders and techcrunch.com/2019/01/20/facebook-community-actions
App4Gov: legacy.iftf.org/app4gov
Institute for the Future’s Governance Futures Lab: legacy.iftf.org/govfutures
How Social-Media Rollbacks Endanger Democracy Ahead of the 2024 Elections: freepress.net/big-tech-backslide-report
Twitter and Tear Gas by Zeynep Tufekci: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300234176/twitter-and-tear-gas/
CITED: https://cited.tech/
Brennan Center Resources: brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/preparing-fight-ai-backed-voter-suppression
brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-detect-and-guard-against-deceptive-ai-generated-election-information
brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-election-officials-can-identify-prepare-and-respond-ai-threats
An op-ed from CITED board members Bill Wong and Mindy Romero: latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-22/artificial-intelligence-disinformation-election-voting
