Concerns Over AI Misuse During Elections

AI Company "OpenAI" published a blog post aimed at calming fears that its technology would interfere in elections, as more than a third of the world prepares to head to the polls this year. The use of artificial intelligence to interfere with the integrity of elections has been a concern since the company backed by Microsoft launched two products: the popular chatbot "ChatGPT," which can convincingly imitate human writing, and "DALL-E," which can be used in what is known as "deepfake" operations to produce realistic-looking fabricated images. Among those expressing concerns is CEO Sam Altman, who testified before Congress last May, stating he is "worried" about the ability of generative AI to jeopardize election integrity through "individual interactive disinformation." The company, based in San Francisco, said it is working with the National Association of Secretaries of State, an American organization focused on promoting effective democratic processes like elections. It added that "ChatGPT" will direct users to the site "CanIVote.org" when certain election-related questions are posed. The company also reported that it is working to make it clearer when creating AI-generated images using "DALL-E," planning to place a code on images indicating they were created by artificial intelligence. Additionally, it is working on ways to identify content generated by "DALL-E" even after the images have been modified.