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Researchers Say the Deepfake Biden Robocall Was Likely Made With Tools From AI Startup ElevenLabs

Researchers Say the Deepfake Biden Robocall Was Likely Made With Tools From AI Startup ElevenLabs | Political Process | Scoop.it

Two fake-audio experts say that the deepfake robocall of President Biden received by some voters last week was likely created with technology from Silicon Valley’s favorite voice cloning startup.

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December 30, 2023 10:39 AM
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Taylor Swift, QAnon, and the Political Weaponization of Fandom

Taylor Swift, QAnon, and the Political Weaponization of Fandom | Political Process | Scoop.it

Last week, Taylor Swift was named Time’s Person of the Year. QAnon conspiracy theorists say it’s all part of a psyop to alter the trajectory of the 2024 election.

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October 29, 2023 9:59 PM
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Greece’s New Political Star Is a TikTok Creation

Greece’s New Political Star Is a TikTok Creation | Political Process | Scoop.it
Stefanos Kasselakis is the darling of the country’s media, with a celebrity status forged on social media. But how much of his carefully crafted image is real?
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October 15, 2023 9:16 AM
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An Alleged Deepfake of UK Opposition Leader Keir Starmer Shows the Dangers of Fake Audio

An Alleged Deepfake of UK Opposition Leader Keir Starmer Shows the Dangers of Fake Audio | Political Process | Scoop.it
British fact-checkers are racing to debunk a suspicious audio recording of UK opposition leader Keir Starmer.
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April 28, 2023 6:40 AM
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Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election

Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election | Political Process | Scoop.it
No matter what happens with generative AI, its disruptive forces are already beginning to play a role in the fast-approaching US presidential race.
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October 29, 2022 1:50 AM
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A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly

A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly | Political Process | Scoop.it
The suspected Chinese influence operation had limited success. But it signals a growing threat from a new disinformation adversary.
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July 29, 2022 8:21 AM
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The 2022 US Midterm Elections' Top Security Issue: Death Threats | WIRED

The 2022 US Midterm Elections' Top Security Issue: Death Threats | WIRED | Political Process | Scoop.it
While cybersecurity and foreign meddling remain priorities, domestic threats against election workers have risen to the top of the list.
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April 9, 2022 5:15 AM
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The Census Is Broken. Can AI Fix It? | WIRED

The Census Is Broken. Can AI Fix It? | WIRED | Political Process | Scoop.it
Machine learning can help count people to deliver government funding and decide political representation, but the technology still makes mistakes.
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October 21, 2021 10:36 PM
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China wants more say in setting global technology standards

China wants more say in setting global technology standards | Political Process | Scoop.it
While some experts are concerned with China's growing role in setting global technology standards, others see opportunity.
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November 1, 2020 10:29 PM
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How social media is preparing for US election chaos

How social media is preparing for US election chaos | Political Process | Scoop.it
Social media companies are making plans in case of unrest after election day.
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May 3, 2019 3:16 AM
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Carole Cadwalladr: Facebook's role in Brexit -- and the threat to democracy | TED Talk

Carole Cadwalladr: Facebook's role in Brexit -- and the threat to democracy | TED Talk | Political Process | Scoop.it
In an unmissable talk, journalist Carole Cadwalladr digs into one of the most perplexing events in recent times: the UK's super-close 2016 vote to leave the European Union. Tracking the result to a barrage of misleading Facebook ads targeted at vulnerable Brexit swing voters -- and linking the same players and tactics to the 2016 US presidential election -- Cadwalladr calls out the "gods of Silicon Valley" for being on the wrong side of history and asks: Are free and fair elections a thing of the past?
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October 29, 2018 7:53 PM
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How WhatsApp is being abused in Brazil's elections

How WhatsApp is being abused in Brazil's elections | Political Process | Scoop.it
Software is being used to scrape phone numbers and send thousands of messages in minutes.
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Abuse of WhatsApp personal data in Brazil elections
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March 16, 2018 8:08 AM
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Using Big Data To Predict The Election

Using Big Data To Predict The Election | Political Process | Scoop.it
Big data increasingly allows us to predict the future. Will it be capable of predicting who will become the next President of the United States?
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Prediction technologies
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January 22, 11:06 PM
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AI-Generated Fake News Is Coming to an Election Near You

AI-Generated Fake News Is Coming to an Election Near You | Political Process | Scoop.it

Targeted, AI-generated political misinformation is already out there—and humans are falling for it.

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October 30, 2023 7:37 AM
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Greece’s New Political Star Is a TikTok Creation

Greece’s New Political Star Is a TikTok Creation | Political Process | Scoop.it
Stefanos Kasselakis is the darling of the country’s media, with a celebrity status forged on social media. But how much of his carefully crafted image is real?
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October 15, 2023 9:17 AM
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A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook’s Deepfake Policies

A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook’s Deepfake Policies | Political Process | Scoop.it
f President Biden, and the committee hopes to push Meta to clarify its policies on election deepfakes.
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August 29, 2023 12:03 AM
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Facebook’s 2024 Election Policy May Hinge on a Cambodian Video

Facebook’s 2024 Election Policy May Hinge on a Cambodian Video | Political Process | Scoop.it
Will former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen's Facebook account be suspended? This decision could have huge ramifications for how Meta handles upcoming elections in India and the US.
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February 5, 2023 1:11 AM
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Fact-Checkers Are Scrambling to Fight Disinformation With AI

Fact-Checkers Are Scrambling to Fight Disinformation With AI | Political Process | Scoop.it
Bad actors use artificial intelligence to propagate falsehoods and upset elections, but the same tools can be repurposed to defend the truth.
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October 8, 2022 7:39 AM
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The Election-Swinging, Facebook-Fueled, Get-Out-the-Vote Machine

The Election-Swinging, Facebook-Fueled, Get-Out-the-Vote Machine | Political Process | Scoop.it
Former Democratic operative Tara McGowan is sinking millions into Meta’s ad network to build Courier Newsroom, a media powerhouse for the left.
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May 9, 2022 7:39 PM
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The Philippines 2016 General Election: Technology - Smartmatic

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March 7, 2022 6:09 PM
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Web3 Threatens to Segregate Our Online Lives | WIRED

Web3 Threatens to Segregate Our Online Lives | WIRED | Political Process | Scoop.it
Governance tokens seem like a tantalizing solution to content moderation struggles. They only give the appearance of democracy.
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July 17, 2021 10:25 PM
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Election data revolutionizes the running of campaigns

Election data revolutionizes the running of campaigns | Political Process | Scoop.it
With advances in technology over the past couple of decades, politicians now can mine a trove of data to inform decisions during election campaigns.
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Data analytics being used to help political campaigns
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May 3, 2019 3:17 AM
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Digital campaigning on sites like Facebook is unlikely to swing the election

Digital campaigning on sites like Facebook is unlikely to swing the election | Political Process | Scoop.it
After the 2016 US election and ensuing Cambridge Analytic scandal, there was a lot of scaremongering around digital election campaigning. But this hysteria is, for the most part, unfounded.
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January 28, 2019 6:35 AM
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Indian election 2019: Are fears of a mass hack credible?

Indian election 2019: Are fears of a mass hack credible? | Political Process | Scoop.it
Doubts about India's e-voting machines have again been raised ahead of the crucial summer elections.
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India's online voting system being put to the test in Summer 2019 - concerns of hacking vs increased efficiency and speed of results/less human error  With the size of thei population and large number of political parties, technology is the only solution.
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June 4, 2018 1:11 AM
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Will technology destroy our democracy?

Will technology destroy our democracy? | Political Process | Scoop.it
Author Jamie Bartlett says there is a compatibility problem between democracy and technology.
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