A recent motion tabled by Fianna Fáil Senator Malcolm Byrne called for the Electoral Commission to create a strategy to tackle the misuse of artificial intelligence in political campaigning. Where that has come to the fore is social media and we’re seeing what I would call disasters of social media. What happens to information when they upload it to social media, how your data is aggregated, how often you’re caught by surveillance systems. Dr O’Sullivan said the Government and the Electoral Commission should try to take advantage of this proximity to leading tech companies. Dr O’Sullivan also fears that the talk around AI and deepfakes will lead to people becoming more sceptical about elections.

Source: The Herald December 03, 2023 14:53 UTC