FBI Director Guarantees Election Security Despite AI and Deepfake Threats

FBI Director Christopher Ray guaranteed election security during a roundtable discussion on how his agency, along with others, is partnering with public and private entities to combat misinformation and disinformation. Mr. Ray praised his partnership with Paul Nakasone, the National Security director and commander of the United States Cyber Command, who also attended the discussion. “On one level, information warfare, disinformation, misinformation, has been around for decades,” Mr. Wray said. “What you saw a decade and a half ago was the use of social media as the next escalation. It wasn’t a new weapon, it was just a new way of making that weapon more effective.”...