Artificial Intelligence and Elections: Initial Steps To Protect Democracy

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In the past 12 months, AI, and particularly generative AI, has exploded in use and popularity, ushering in new potential to drastically increase the spread of election mis- and disinformation. In response to the growing need to regulate this emerging tech, the NewDEAL Forum has published a new document outlining best practices for mitigating the negative impacts of AI in the near term, as well as principles for AI-focused legislation to protect our democracy. The Forum’s Elections and Artificial Intelligence report draws on dozens of proposed and enacted pieces of legislation from across the country as well as discussions with issue-area experts and elections officials from the NewDEAL network. As Secretary Simon recently told attendees of a webinar hosted by the Forum’s Democracy Working Group, voter suppression in America is not new. In today’s environment, generative AI has the potential to amplify existing threats, but officials still face the same problem of combating misinformation. Find a one-pager of our recommendations here.