States Combatting AI Threat to Election Integrity

The Dawn of AI-Generated Disinformation in Elections: A New Challenge for Democracy

In the lead-up to this year's presidential election, the widespread availability of generative AI — a groundbreaking form of artificial intelligence that crafts new content, including images, audio, and video — poses unprecedented challenges. There's a growing concern about the potential deception of millions of voters through the influx of political deepfakes. Despite the magnitude of this issue, Congress has barely moved the needle in formulating a response, leaving states to take the lead in crafting measures against AI-generated disinformation, albeit the effectiveness of such measures remains in question.