India's Use Of AI In Elections Offers Insights For Global Democracies
By The Conversation Vandinika Shukla, Harvard Kennedy School and Bruce Schneier, Harvard Kennedy SchoolAs India concluded the world’s largest election on June 5, 2024, with over 640 million votes counted, observers could assess how the various parties and factions used artificial intelligence technologies – and what lessons that holds for the rest of the world. The campaigns made extensive use of AI, including deepfake impersonations of candidates, celebrities and dead politicians. By some estimates, millions of Indian voters viewed deepfakes. But, despite fears of widespread disinformation, f...