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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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June 29, 2024 3:17 AM
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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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June 9, 2024 5:22 AM
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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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May 31, 2024 4:05 AM
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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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May 31, 2024 3:39 AM
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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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May 26, 2024 12:53 AM
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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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May 17, 2024 2:24 AM
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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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April 15, 2024 6:56 AM
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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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March 11, 2024 10:45 PM
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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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February 17, 2024 10:15 PM
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The Biden Campaign Is Officially Trolling on TikTok Now

The Biden Campaign Is Officially Trolling on TikTok Now | Political Process | Scoop.it

Though TikTok is banned on most government devices, President Joe Biden's campaign has signed on—and his first TikTok references the bizarre conspiracy theory about Taylor Swift endorsing his campaign.

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January 22, 2024 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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June 30, 2024 4:06 AM
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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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June 13, 2024 7:23 PM
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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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June 9, 2024 4:55 AM
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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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May 31, 2024 3:43 AM
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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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May 25, 2024 6:39 AM
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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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May 8, 2024 7:32 PM
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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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March 11, 2024 10:52 PM
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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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March 10, 2024 12:56 AM
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Over 600 Google Workers Urge the Company to Cut Ties With Israeli Tech Conference

Over 600 Google Workers Urge the Company to Cut Ties With Israeli Tech Conference | Political Process | Scoop.it

WIRED reviewed a letter showing hundreds of Google workers demanding the company drop its sponsorship of MindTheTech, a conference in New York this week that promotes Israeli tech companies.

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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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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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