Rising Risks of AI and Disinformation in Australian Elections: Senate Inquiry

Australian voters are being subject to disinformation and increasing AI’s (artificial intelligence) influence on election matters, a Senate inquiry has been told. During a recent Senate hearing, representatives from the Australian Media Literacy Alliance (AMLA) pointed out that there had been reports about concerns that deep fakes might play a role in the upcoming election. Deep fakes are artificial images or videos (generated by AI or software) of a person in which their face or body has been digitally manipulated to appear as somebody else. They can be used by malicious actors to spread false information or cause harm to individuals....