Because of digital deception, this election season is like no other. There are certainly a lot of political ads, but there’s something else you need to look out for: fake manipulated pictures, videos and sounds. What experts here in New Orleans say is very spooky is the fact that just about anyone can do it, and they have done so by trying to impact your thoughts and opinions for this coming election. “What a bunch of malarkey,” the following statements were extracted from a robocall dispersed two days before the New Hampshire primary. The robocall had President Joe Biden saying, “This Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again.” These are not the words of Biden; they were created using deepfake technology generated with artificial intelligence. This call represents one of the many ways deepfakes are being used to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election. …
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