2024 will be a litmus test for AI’s effect on elections – and voters’ faith in them | Ellen Judson

Politicians and tech firms need to be transparent now about the provenance and use of artificially generated campaign content

Next year will be a bumper year for democracy across the world, with general elections in India, Mexico and the EU parliament, as well as presidential elections from the US to Venezuela to Taiwan. With a UK general election also coming up no later than 28 January 2025, a significant proportion of the global population will go to the polls.

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