Artificial Intelligence and Politics: Can Political Communication Stay Authentic?

What happens to political communication when artificial intelligence can generate speeches, videos and campaign messages? As AI becomes increasingly sophisticated, questions about trust and authenticity are becoming more urgent.Professor Stephen Coleman explores how artificial intelligence is changing political language and asks whether voters will be able to distinguish between genuine political communication and synthetic content.Joining Stephen is Professor Gunn Enli from the University of Oslo, whose research focuses on media, technology and political communication.This episode explores artificial intelligence, political communication, misinformation, trust and democratic engagement.Guest: Gunn EnliPresenter: ⁠Stephen Coleman⁠Producer: ⁠Carl HartleyWe'd love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, suggest topics to cover, or ask questions. Leave a comment below or visit ⁠⁠www.thesoundofpolitics.com⁠⁠. And if you like this podcast then please follow to be the first to hear when a new episode is released.The Sound of Politics is a podcast about political communication, political rhetoric, political leadership, democracy, public opinion and the language of politics. Hosted by Professor Stephen Coleman, each episode explores how politics is communicated and how citizens can better understand it.