Political considerations, 3.25.24

Highlighting thought-provoking commentary, news and information about the struggles of us Americans to achieve, use, keep, or oppose power

“Deepfake Kari Lake video shows coming chaos of AI in elections”
by Reis Thebault, The Washington Post
March 24, 2024

Two Arizona journalists posted a falsified video of election denier Kari Lake, who is running to become the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in that state, on their online newspaper to demonstrate how easily artificial intelligence tools can be used to create disinformation for political gain.

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“Kari Lake does us a solid”
by Hank Stephenson, Arizona Agenda
March 22, 2024

Watch the Kari Lake video and read the Arizona Agenda’s explanation of why and how they made it and their advice on how to spot and fight back against what will only be increasingly sophisticated deepfake techology.

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