Politics

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Deepfakes Become Politics as Usual: Deepfakes dominate as India’s election season unfolds.
Politics

Deepfakes Become Politics as Usual: Deepfakes dominate as India’s election season unfolds.

Synthetic depictions of politicians are taking center stage as the world’s biggest democratic election kicks off.

March 21, 20242 min read
Deepfakes Become Politics as Usual: Deepfakes dominate as India’s election season unfolds.
Politics

Deepfakes Become Politics as Usual: Deepfakes dominate as India’s election season unfolds.

Synthetic depictions of politicians are taking center stage as the world’s biggest democratic election kicks off.

March 21, 20242 min read
Sovereign AI: Governments invest billions to secure homegrown AI technologies.
Politics

Sovereign AI: Governments invest billions to secure homegrown AI technologies.

Governments want access to AI chips and software built in their own countries, and they are shelling out billions of dollars to make it happen. Nations across the world are supporting homegrown AI processing and development, The Economist reported.

January 24, 20242 min read
Sovereign AI: Governments invest billions to secure homegrown AI technologies.
Politics

Sovereign AI: Governments invest billions to secure homegrown AI technologies.

Governments want access to AI chips and software built in their own countries, and they are shelling out billions of dollars to make it happen. Nations across the world are supporting homegrown AI processing and development, The Economist reported.

January 24, 20242 min read
The Politics of Generative AI: AI-generated imagery flooded Argentina's presidential race.
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The Politics of Generative AI: AI-generated imagery flooded Argentina's presidential race.

Argentina’s recent presidential race was a battleground of AI-generated imagery. Candidates Javier Milei and Sergio Massa flooded social media with generated images of themselves and each other, The New York Times reported. On Sunday, Milei won the election’s final round.

November 22, 20232 min read
The Politics of Generative AI: AI-generated imagery flooded Argentina's presidential race.
Politics

The Politics of Generative AI: AI-generated imagery flooded Argentina's presidential race.

Argentina’s recent presidential race was a battleground of AI-generated imagery. Candidates Javier Milei and Sergio Massa flooded social media with generated images of themselves and each other, The New York Times reported. On Sunday, Milei won the election’s final round.

November 22, 20232 min read
Truth in Online Political Ads: Google tightens restrictions on AI-made political ads.
Politics

Truth in Online Political Ads: Google tightens restrictions on AI-made political ads.

Google, which distributes a large portion of ads on the web, tightened its restrictions on potentially misleading political ads in advance of national elections in the United States, India, and South Africa.

September 13, 20233 min read
Truth in Online Political Ads: Google tightens restrictions on AI-made political ads.
Politics

Truth in Online Political Ads: Google tightens restrictions on AI-made political ads.

Google, which distributes a large portion of ads on the web, tightened its restrictions on potentially misleading political ads in advance of national elections in the United States, India, and South Africa.

September 13, 20233 min read
Washington Gears Up to Regulate: The plan to educate the U.S. Senate on AI
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Washington Gears Up to Regulate: The plan to educate the U.S. Senate on AI

United States lawmakers are getting a crash course in AI. Chuck Schumer, the majority leader in the U.S. Senate, announced an unusual plan to educate legislators who are crafting AI regulations, The New York Times reported. It could lead to legislation “within months,” he said.

June 28, 20232 min read
Washington Gears Up to Regulate: The plan to educate the U.S. Senate on AI
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Washington Gears Up to Regulate: The plan to educate the U.S. Senate on AI

United States lawmakers are getting a crash course in AI. Chuck Schumer, the majority leader in the U.S. Senate, announced an unusual plan to educate legislators who are crafting AI regulations, The New York Times reported. It could lead to legislation “within months,” he said.

June 28, 20232 min read
The Politics of Language Models: AI's political opinions differ from most Americans'.
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The Politics of Language Models: AI's political opinions differ from most Americans'.

Do language models have their own opinions about politically charged issues? Yes — and they probably don’t match yours. Shibani Santurkar and colleagues at Stanford compared opinion-poll responses of large language models with those of various human groups.

May 17, 20232 min read
The Politics of Language Models: AI's political opinions differ from most Americans'.
Politics

The Politics of Language Models: AI's political opinions differ from most Americans'.

Do language models have their own opinions about politically charged issues? Yes — and they probably don’t match yours. Shibani Santurkar and colleagues at Stanford compared opinion-poll responses of large language models with those of various human groups.

May 17, 20232 min read
U.S. Politics Goes Generative: U.S. Republicans released the first AI generated attack ad.
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U.S. Politics Goes Generative: U.S. Republicans released the first AI generated attack ad.

A major political party in the United States used generated imagery in a campaign ad. The Republican Party released a video entirely made up of AI-generated images.

May 3, 20232 min read
U.S. Politics Goes Generative: U.S. Republicans released the first AI generated attack ad.
Politics

U.S. Politics Goes Generative: U.S. Republicans released the first AI generated attack ad.

A major political party in the United States used generated imagery in a campaign ad. The Republican Party released a video entirely made up of AI-generated images.

May 3, 20232 min read
Pushing Voters' Buttons: How AI is Used to Create Persuasive Political Ads
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Pushing Voters' Buttons: How AI is Used to Create Persuasive Political Ads

As the United States (along with several other countries) gears up for general elections, AI is helping campaigns attract voters with increasing sophistication.

November 2, 20222 min read

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