UK political parties urged to commit to AI honesty before elections

Open letter calls for commitment to protect election integrity and voter access to accurate information.

John Leonard
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UK political parties urged to commit to AI honesty before elections
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UK political parties urged to commit to AI honesty before elections

A group of prominent political, technology and civil society leaders have raised concerns about the threat posed by AI-generated content to the integrity of the upcoming UK elections.

The letter, initiated by educational charity and think tank Demos, highlights the risks to the democratic process posed by deepfakes and generative AI tools and calls on all parties to take proacti...

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