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Election Hackers: Why Voting Technology Has to Stay Primitive | Cybersecurity Expert Kathleen Fisher - YouTube

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The AI Elections Project

The AI Elections Project | Political Process | Scoop.it
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.
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September 15, 11:26 PM
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Election Deniers Want AI Cameras to Stream Footage of Ballot Drop Boxes

Election Deniers Want AI Cameras to Stream Footage of Ballot Drop Boxes | Political Process | Scoop.it
An election conspiracy group has announced plans to livestream footage from ballot drop boxes and recruit sheriffs to help. Local officials are concerned about potential voter intimidation.
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August 24, 2:45 AM
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Trump Shares AI-Generated Images Claiming Swifties Are Supporting Him

Trump Shares AI-Generated Images Claiming Swifties Are Supporting Him | Political Process | Scoop.it
A week after falsely claiming Kamala Harris’ campaign used AI to inflate crowd sizes, Trump is now posting AI-generated photos of Taylor Swift fans endorsing him.
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August 17, 2:01 AM
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A Single Iranian Hacker Group Targeted Both Presidential Campaigns, Google Says

A Single Iranian Hacker Group Targeted Both Presidential Campaigns, Google Says | Political Process | Scoop.it
APT42, which is believed to work for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, targeted about a dozen people associated with both Trump’s and Biden’s campaigns this spring, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group.
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UK’s Labour Is Winning the Meme War, but Young Voters Think It’s All Incredibly Embarrassing

UK’s Labour Is Winning the Meme War, but Young Voters Think It’s All Incredibly Embarrassing | Political Process | Scoop.it
“Although conversation provoking, it reads as infantilizing,” says one young voter about the meme campaigns waged by the Labour and Conservative parties in the UK. “They’re trivializing a very serious event.”
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There’s an AI Candidate Running for Parliament in the UK

There’s an AI Candidate Running for Parliament in the UK | Political Process | Scoop.it

If it wins the UK general election, “AI Steve” will be represented by businessman Steve Endacott in Parliament. Endacott says he’ll merely be a conduit, and the AI will make the policy decisions.

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A Former President’s Daughter Used X to Bombard South Africa With Conspiracy Theories

A Former President’s Daughter Used X to Bombard South Africa With Conspiracy Theories | Political Process | Scoop.it

A vast majority of the election-related disinformation a South African watchdog group identified came from X, where Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla posted a fake video featuring a Donald Trump endorsement.

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The AI Elections Project

The AI Elections Project | Political Process | Scoop.it

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.

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You Can Get Paid to Talk to Friends About Voting

You Can Get Paid to Talk to Friends About Voting | Political Process | Scoop.it

Annoying texts and disinformation campaigns have wrecked get-out-the-vote drives. Now, Relentless, a progressive organizing group, wants to pay you to tell your friends to vote.

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AI and deepfakes blur reality in India elections

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

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GCHQ to protect politicians and election candidates from cyber attacks | Computer Weekly

GCHQ to protect politicians and election candidates from cyber attacks | Computer Weekly | Political Process | Scoop.it

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.

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Election Workers Are Drowning in Records Requests. AI Chatbots Could Make It Worse

Election Workers Are Drowning in Records Requests. AI Chatbots Could Make It Worse | Political Process | Scoop.it

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

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Microsoft-Powered Chatbot Is Back Online

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Microsoft-Powered Chatbot Is Back Online | Political Process | Scoop.it

The RFK Jr. campaign’s chatbot had previously affirmed Kennedy’s promotion of conspiracy theories, and appeared to circumvent OpenAI’s ban on political use.

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US Senate Warns Big Tech to Act Fast Against Election Meddling

US Senate Warns Big Tech to Act Fast Against Election Meddling | Political Process | Scoop.it
In an Intelligence Committee hearing with representatives from Google, Apple, and Meta on Wednesday, senators stressed that foreign influence is far from a solved problem.
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Kamala Harris’ Campaign Is Launching a Twitch Channel

Kamala Harris’ Campaign Is Launching a Twitch Channel | Political Process | Scoop.it
Kamala Harris has launched a new Twitch channel as a part of the Democratic campaign’s broader strategy for engaging young voters online.
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A Visual Guide to the Influencers Shaping the 2024 Election

A Visual Guide to the Influencers Shaping the 2024 Election | Political Process | Scoop.it
From Hasan Piker to Logan Paul, this interactive display maps how online personalities on the right and the left are using their massive followings to influence the US election.
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This wasn't the social media election everyone expected

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A Russian Propaganda Network Is Promoting an AI-Manipulated Biden Video

A Russian Propaganda Network Is Promoting an AI-Manipulated Biden Video | Political Process | Scoop.it

Experts tell WIRED that Russian disinformation campaigns are using generative AI more and more.

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An AI Bot Is (Sort of) Running for Mayor in Wyoming

An AI Bot Is (Sort of) Running for Mayor in Wyoming | Political Process | Scoop.it

Wyoming’s secretary of state wants the county to reject its candidacy, but the AI bot’s human “meat puppet” says everything is in order.

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Google’s and Microsoft’s AI Chatbots Refuse to Say Who Won the 2020 US Election

Google’s and Microsoft’s AI Chatbots Refuse to Say Who Won the 2020 US Election | Political Process | Scoop.it

With just six months to go before the US presidential election, Gemini and Copilot chatbots are incapable of saying that Joe Biden won in 2020, and won’t return results on any election anywhere, ever.

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Germany’s Far-Right Party Is Running Hateful Ads on Facebook and Instagram

Germany’s Far-Right Party Is Running Hateful Ads on Facebook and Instagram | Political Process | Scoop.it
EXCLUSIVE: Campaign ads published on Facebook and Instagram ahead of the EU elections by AfD, Germany's far-right party, blame immigrants for crime and sexual violence.
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Parliamentarians warn of UK election threat from Russia, China and North Korea | Computer Weekly

Parliamentarians warn of UK election threat from Russia, China and North Korea | Computer Weekly | Political Process | Scoop.it

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

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Inside the Reluctant Fight to Ban Deepfake Ads

Inside the Reluctant Fight to Ban Deepfake Ads | Political Process | Scoop.it

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

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Lok Sabha 2024: The influencers driving India's big election

Lok Sabha 2024: The influencers driving India's big election | Political Process | Scoop.it

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

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The Biden Campaign Fills Out Its Digital Team Ahead of Super Tuesday

The Biden Campaign Fills Out Its Digital Team Ahead of Super Tuesday | Political Process | Scoop.it

Four key hires will try to win back disenchanted younger voters online during the general election.

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