Axios: It’s a Wild West for AI-generated political ads

06.20.2023 / By Ashley Gold
Axios: It's a Wild West for AI-generated political ads

"This is an issue that's going to continue to snowball," said Stephen Spaulding, VP of policy and external affairs at Common Cause. "There are tools the FEC could employ, but no question, there also has to be a comprehensive legislative response." Emma Steiner, disinformation analyst at Common Cause, told Axios that the group's biggest concern about generative AI is that platforms "are not willing to act on evolving disinformation narratives. So while [companies] can attempt to drop new policies ... I'm not sure they will make an actual serious attempt to counter the issue."

“This is an issue that’s going to continue to snowball,” said Stephen Spaulding, VP of policy and external affairs at Common Cause. “There are tools the FEC could employ, but no question, there also has to be a comprehensive legislative response.”

Emma Steiner, disinformation analyst at Common Cause, told Axios that the group’s biggest concern about generative AI is that platforms “are not willing to act on evolving disinformation narratives. So while [companies] can attempt to drop new policies … I’m not sure they will make an actual serious attempt to counter the issue.”

 

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