CHICAGO (WLS) — In January, two days before voters went to the polls in the New Hampshire primary, a robocall went out urging people to “save” their vote for November.
It reportedly sounded like President Joe Biden and used the phrase “what a bunch of malarkey,” something he’s known to say. Prosecutors say the call was a bunch of malarkey, and that it used an AI-generated voice.
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The political consultant who was allegedly behind it is charged with voter suppression and impersonating a candidate.
Erik Nisbet is a professor of Policy Analysis and Communication with the School of Communication at Northwestern University.
“This will be the first major campaign cycle with the use of AI. And I think it will be a testing ground for how AI will be used by campaigns, by candidates, as well as malign actors whether they be China, …