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Technology Industry To Combat Deceptive Use Of Ai In 2024 Elections

Bonisiwe Shabane
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technology industry to combat deceptive use of ai in 2024 elections

Stay up to date with our latest resources and articles. MUNICH – February 16, 2024 – Today at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), leading technology companies pledged to help prevent deceptive AI content from interfering with this year’s global elections in which more than... The “Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections” is a set of commitments to deploy technology countering harmful AI-generated content meant to deceive voters. Signatories pledge to work collaboratively on tools to detect and address online distribution of such AI content, drive educational campaigns, and provide transparency, among other concrete steps. It also includes a broad set of principles, including the importance of tracking the origin of deceptive election-related content and the need to raise public awareness about the problem. The accord is one important step to safeguard online communities against harmful AI content, and builds on the individual companies’ ongoing work.

Digital content addressed by the accord consists of AI-generated audio, video, and images that deceptively fake or alter the appearance, voice, or actions of political candidates, election officials, and other key stakeholders in a... As of today, the signatories are: Adobe, Amazon, Anthropic, Arm, ElevenLabs, Google, IBM, Inflection AI, LinkedIn, McAfee, Meta, Microsoft, Nota, OpenAI, Snap, Stability AI, TikTok, TrendMicro, Truepic, and X. 20 leading technology companies pledge to work together to detect and counter harmful Artificial Intelligence (AI) content at the Munich Security Conference. The 60th edition of the Munich Security Conference took place from 16-18 February, with hundreds of politicians, security and military experts, and corporate giants gathering from around the world to discuss today's security challenges. During the conference leading technology companies pledged to help prevent deceptive AI content from interfering with this year’s global elections in which more than four billion people in over 40 countries will vote. The “Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections” is a set of commitments to deploy technology countering harmful AI-generated content meant to deceive voters.

Signatories pledge to work collaboratively on tools to detect and address online distribution of such AI content, drive educational campaigns, and provide transparency, among other concrete steps. It also includes a broad set of principles, including the importance of tracking the origin of deceptive election-related content and the need to raise public awareness about the problem. The accord is one important step to safeguard online communities against harmful AI content and builds on the individual companies’ ongoing work. Digital content addressed by the accord consists of AI-generated audio, video, and images that deceptively fake or alter the appearance, voice, or actions of political candidates, election officials, and other key stakeholders in a... A group of 20 leading technology companies signed a pact at the Munich Security Conference Friday to help combat the use of harmful AI-generated content, such as deepfakes, meant to deceive voters in the... Adobe, Amazon, Anthropic, Arm, ElevenLabs, Google, IBM, Inflection AI, LinkedIn, McAfee, Meta, Microsoft, Nota, OpenAI, Snap, Stability AI, TikTok, TrendMicro, Truepic, and X all signed the joint commitment on Feb.

16, titled the “Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections.” The companies are specifically targeting deepfakes, which use a form of AI called deep learning to create audio, images, and videos of fake events. Bad actors can create convincing deepfakes of candidates to try to disrupt elections – such as the recent deepfake robocalls of President Biden that voters received ahead of the New Hampshire primary. “With so many major elections taking place this year, it’s vital we do what we can to prevent people being deceived by AI-generated content,” said Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta. “This work is bigger than any one company and will require a huge effort across industry, government, and civil society. Hopefully, this accord can serve as a meaningful step from industry in meeting that challenge.”

Through the accord, the companies pledge to work collaboratively to detect and address deepfake content, drive educational campaigns, and provide increased transparency. One year ago this week, 27 artificial intelligence companies and social media platforms signed an accord that highlighted how AI-generated disinformation could undermine elections around the world. The signers at a security conference in Munich included Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and TikTok. They acknowledged the dangers, stating, “The intentional and undisclosed generation and distribution of Deceptive AI Election content can deceive the public in ways that jeopardize the integrity of electoral processes.” The signatories agreed to eight commitments to mitigate the risks that generative AI poses to elections. Companies pledged to:

This analysis assesses how the companies followed through on their commitments, based on their own reporting. At the time the accord was signed, the companies involved received positive attention for promising to act to ensure that their products would not interfere with elections. While the Brennan Center, too, praised these companies for the accord, we also asked how the public should gauge whether the commitments were anything more than PR window-dressing. Read the Brennan Center’s Agenda to Strengthen Democracy in the Age of AI >> Companies had multiple opportunities to report on their progress over the past year, including through updates on the accord’s official website, responses to a formal inquiry from then-Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner (D-VA),...

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