OpenAI is addressing concerns about the impact of its technology on elections as more than a third of the world’s population prepares to vote this year. Elections are scheduled in the United States, Pakistan, India, South Africa, and the European Parliament.
OpenAI stated in a blog post on Monday that it is committed to ensuring the safe development, deployment, and use of its AI systems. The company acknowledges that while these tools have benefits, they also come with challenges and unprecedented risks.
There is growing concern about the potential misuse of generative AI (genAI) tools to disrupt democratic processes, particularly since the introduction of ChatGPT by OpenAI, which is known for its human-like text generation capabilities. Another tool, DALL-E, can generate highly realistic fabricated images, often referred to as “deep fakes.”
OpenAI is taking steps to address these concerns by redirecting users to CanIVote.org for specific election-related queries and enhancing the transparency of AI-generated images using its DALL-E technology. The company also plans to integrate its ChatGPT platform with real-time global news reporting and develop techniques to identify content created by DALL-E, even after the images undergo modifications.
Meta and YouTube have already implemented measures to regulate the use of genAI tools in politics, and the US Federal Election Commission is deliberating on the application of existing laws to AI-generated content.
Lisa Schirch, the Richard G. Starmann Chair in Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, emphasized the potential for genAI to enable the creation of ever more realistic false propaganda, posing a significant challenge in elections.
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2024-01-20 01:00:04
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