Officials share concerns around AI and elections in Kentucky [Video]

(LEX 18) — Secretary of State Michael Adams asked lawmakers on the Artificial Intelligence Taskforce to consider passing a law that would make it illegal to impersonate an election official in Kentucky.

“We have laws that prohibit impersonating a police officer – and for very good reason. But it should be equally illegal for someone to pretend to be me, or a county clerk, or someone on the State Board of Elections and be putting out false information about the elections,” Adams told reporters after the Monday meeting.

Why election officials? These are the people across Kentucky trusted to share accurate information about elections. Voters need to be able to trust that the information coming from these sources is true, according to Adams.

Adams’ legislation request came as lawmakers are considering the impact artificial intelligence has on elections and other things in Kentucky.

He spoke about the confusion that was …