More than 60 countries are holding elections in 2024. Throughout the year, WIRED will be tracking every instance of AI’s use in and around those campaigns.

As deepfakes and AI-manipulated content circulate in India, experts worry about their implications.

UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, part of the GCHQ signals intelligence agency, to protect mobile phones of election candidates from cyber-attack Political candidates, election officials and others at high risk of being targeted online are being offered protection against phishing and malware attacks in the run-up to the next general election. The move follows attempts by Russian intelligence services and hacking groups linked to China to target institutions, high-profile individuals and parliamentarians in the UK. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, part of the GCHQ signals intelligence agency, is to provide the service, known as Personal Internet Protection, to high profile individuals considered at risk from attack by hostile states.

Experts worry that election deniers could weaponize chatbots to overwhelm and slow down local officials.

Joint parliamentary security committee chair Margaret Beckett writes to prime minister urging government to prepare for foreign states interfering with 4 July election.

Without new rules, campaigns could hoodwink voters with AI-generated ads. And no one really seems to be taking the threat seriously.

Politicians are roping in influencers to woo voters like never before. But is this a good thing?