AI and Elections: Deepfaking Democracy

AI-generated misinformation is a major threat to elections, warns the World Economic Forum. Deepfakes can manipulate our perception of reality, cause unrest and erode trust in institutions. As 40+ countries hold elections this year, are platforms and governments equipped to handle this potential "tsunami" of fake content? Tech giants like Google and Meta signed a voluntary accord to develop detection tools, but is this enough? What are the short-term and long-term solutions? Join Apoorva Mittal in conversation with Sam Gregory, Technologist and Human Rights Advocate - WITNESS, Divyendra Singh Jadoun, Founder - Polymath Synthetic Media Solutions, and Nikhil Pahwa, Founder - MediaNama. Tune in to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast! Credit: Scripps News, BuzzFeedVideo, NDTV and CNBC-TV18. If you like this episode from Apoorva, check out her other interesting episodes on Copy vs Copyright: Whose Content Is It Anyway, Why hemp is hot but still not happening, Vile & Viral: Growing Toxic Work Culture and much more!  You can follow our host Apoorva Mittal on her social media: Twitter & Linkedin Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.