Attorney General James Protects New Yorkers From Ai Created Election

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Dec 6, 2025, 9:18 AM

attorney general james protects new yorkers from ai created election

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released a guide, called “Protecting New Yorkers from AI-Generated Election Misinformation,” to help identify and report misinformation generated by artificial intelligence (AI) about the... Artificial intelligence tools can be used to create fake or misleading videos, images, or audio that impersonate people or candidates and spread misinformation to try to impact voters. Fake content created by artificial intelligence can be used to cause confusion and, when spread rapidly and widely through social media platforms, can have a profound impact on voters’ actions. The guide released today by Attorney General James offers New Yorkers tips on how to spot fake content, report it, and seek accurate information about the elections. “New Yorkers deserve to be well-informed, not misinformed, about their choices for the upcoming November elections,” said Attorney General James. “AI-created deepfakes that spread lies about candidates, policy proposals, and even where New Yorkers can access the polls all represent a dangerous threat to democracy.

The guide my office created will be a useful resource to help voters better identify AI-generated misinformation, and to empower them to arrive at the polls with accurate information about the elections and the... I urge New Yorkers to be more careful about the sources they use and the information they consume about the elections.” The guide created by Attorney General James includes examples of how AI-generated materials can be used by bad actors to spread misinformation and sow doubt into the electoral process. The guide also includes tips on how to be vigilant against AI-generated deepfakes, and how to avoid spreading misinformation through social media. AI tools can be used by bad actors to create real-looking photographs, videos, or audio recordings of a person without their knowledge or consent. This fake content, known as deepfakes, can appear to show someone making statements that they never made, or taking actions that they never did.

Deepfakes may aim to deceive voters about candidates, eligibility to vote, and where, when, or how to vote. For example, deepfakes might circulate fake audio clips using someone’s real voice instructing people to take certain actions or sharing misleading information. To protect New Yorkers from AI-generated misinformation related to the elections, Attorney General urges New Yorkers to: Attorney General James urges New Yorkers seeing misleading or inaccurate information about the elections, particularly misinformation concerning the time, place and manner of voting, to contact her office by filing an online complaint. When submitting the complaint form, please select “Other” and enter “Election Misinformation” for the complaint topic, and please include a copy of the misleading or inaccurate content. NEW YORK — Artificial intelligence technology now has the ability to create videos, images and recordings that aren't at all what they seem.

The state's top law enforcement official wants to make sure New Yorkers are able to recognize when that technology is being used to deceive. New York Attorney General Letitia James released a guide, called "Protecting New Yorkers from AI-Generated Election Misinformation," to help identify and report misinformation generated by artificial intelligence (AI) about the upcoming November elections. Artificial intelligence tools can be used to create fake or misleading videos, images, or audio that impersonate people or candidates and spread misinformation to try to impact voters, James's office said. Fake content created by artificial intelligence can be used to cause confusion and, when spread rapidly and widely through social media platforms, can have a profound impact on voters’ actions, according to the officials. The guide released by James is intended to offer New Yorkers tips on how to spot fake content, report it, and seek accurate information about the elections. "New Yorkers deserve to be well-informed, not misinformed, about their choices for the upcoming November elections," James said.

"AI-created deepfakes that spread lies about candidates, policy proposals, and even where New Yorkers can access the polls all represent a dangerous threat to democracy. The guide my office created will be a useful resource to help voters better identify AI-generated misinformation, and to empower them to arrive at the polls with accurate information about the elections and the... I urge New Yorkers to be more careful about the sources they use and the information they consume about the elections." Letitia James said the companies' AI tools have become "easy to use and misuse." New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking nearly a dozen large tech companies to take meaningful steps to protect voters from election-related misinformation, according to a letter obtained exclusively by ABC News. "While misinformation has been a concern in past elections, with the rise of gen AI, barriers that prevent bad actors from creating deceptive or misleading content have weakened dramatically," said the letter, which was...

The letter said the generative AI tools the recipients have built have "become increasingly popular and easy to use and misuse." Deceptive and misleading content about the 2024 presidential election has been circulating online, and generative AI has been making it increasingly difficult for users to distinguish fact from fiction. New York Attorney General Letitia James released a guide, called “Protecting New Yorkers from AI-Generated Election Misinformation,” to help identify and report misinformation generated by artificial intelligence (AI) about the upcoming November elections. Artificial intelligence tools can be used to create fake or misleading videos, images, or audio that impersonate people or candidates and spread misinformation to try to impact voters. Fake content created by artificial intelligence can be used to cause confusion and, when spread rapidly and widely through social media platforms, can have a profound impact on voters’ actions. The guide released today by Attorney General James offers New Yorkers tips on how to spot fake content, report it, and seek accurate information about the elections.

“New Yorkers deserve to be well-informed, not misinformed, about their choices for the upcoming November elections,” James said. “AI-created deepfakes that spread lies about candidates, policy proposals, and even where New Yorkers can access the polls all represent a dangerous threat to democracy. The guide my office created will be a useful resource to help voters better identify AI-generated misinformation, and to empower them to arrive at the polls with accurate information about the elections and the... I urge New Yorkers to be more careful about the sources they use and the information they consume about the elections.” The guide includes examples of how AI-generated materials can be used by bad actors to spread misinformation and sow doubt into the electoral process. The guide also includes tips on how to be vigilant against AI-generated deepfakes, and how to avoid spreading misinformation through social media.

AI tools can be used by bad actors to create real-looking photographs, videos, or audio recordings of a person without their knowledge or consent. This fake content, known as deepfakes, can appear to show someone making statements that they never made, or taking actions that they never did. Deepfakes may aim to deceive voters about candidates, eligibility to vote, and where, when, or how to vote. For example, deepfakes might circulate fake audio clips using someone’s real voice instructing people to take certain actions or sharing misleading information. To protect New Yorkers from AI-generated misinformation related to the elections, James urges New Yorkers to: Deepfakes can leave clues showing they are fake, but the technology is getting better all the time and fakes are harder to spot, James’ office said.

The absence of clues is not a guarantee that the content is real. Although sometimes there are disclosures that content is AI-generated, often AI-generated content is not labeled as such. There are tools for detecting AI-generated content, but these are not always accurate. New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the press on Feb. 16, 2024. Michael M.

Santiago/Getty Images Between fake claims from chatbots to deepfake videos spread by social media bots, voters have their plates full of things to worry about this election season. As concerns mount about the potential impact of artificial intelligence technologies on American democracy, state Attorney General Letitia James’ office is releasing an AI election misinformation guide aimed at voters. The guide advises voters not to rely on AI chatbots for election information and to be skeptical of content that appears emotionally charged, sensational or surprising. It also asks voters to keep an eye out for content that seems unnatural and to avoid sharing any content that appears to be artificially generated. New Yorkers who come across any election-related deepfakes are encouraged to report it to James’ dedicated Election Protection Hotline.

Meta AI falsely claims lawmakers were accused of sexual harassment State AG demands answers about Meta AI chatbot’s false accusations NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking nearly a dozen large tech companies to take meaningful steps to protect voters from election-related misinformation, according to a letter obtained exclusively... "While misinformation has been a concern in past elections, with the rise of gen AI, barriers that prevent bad actors from creating deceptive or misleading content have weakened dramatically," said the letter, which was... Deceptive and misleading content about the 2024 presidential election has been circulating online and the attorney general is particularly concerned about generative AI that's making it hard to distinguish fact from fiction. In an altered campaign video of Vice President Kamala Harris, her original audio had been swapped out and replaced with an AI voice-clone mimicking her voice to make her say things she never said.

The creator posted the video on social media platform X along with a disclaimer that it was originally released as a parody, but the video gained more attention after it was re-posted by Elon... In January, a robocall appearing to impersonate the voice of President Joe Biden has been circulating and encouraging recipients of the call to "save your vote" for the November general election, rather than participate... NEW YORK-Voters should be aware of potentially fake or misleading election-related content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Fake content created by artificial intelligence can be used to … Stay informed about your community and support local independent journalism. Subscribe to The River Reporter today.

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