Was Live Friday, Jul 12, 2024 | 11am PST
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Guest Speakers
- Jonathan Mehta Stein, Executive Director of California Common Cause, a nonprofit watchdog agency
- Jinxia Niu, program manager for Chinese Digital Engagement, Chinese for Affirmative Action
- Brandon Silverman, former CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdTangle (now owned by Meta)
Event Overview
Artificial intelligence is supercharging threats to the election system, according to experts, officials and observers, as it gets easier to use AI and spread synthetic content that can stoke disinformation and confuse voters. What used to take a studio budget and a production team to produce can be put together with a few clicks, according to news reports. The result is that every day voters try to navigate an election landscape where it’s difficult to gauge the authenticity of pictures, posts and videos – like fake AI images of black voters supporting President Trump that recently circulated widely.
This briefing will hear from experts monitoring the rise of AI-empowered racialized messaging and report on efforts to push new legislative controls before the 2024 elections. Of special concern is the impact AI can have not just on the presidential elections but on local elections.
