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Brazil bans artificial intelligence in electoral propaganda against political rivals


Brasilia, Feb 28 (EFE). - Brazil's electoral justice on Wednesday banned the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for the production of electoral propaganda aimed at damaging the image of political rivals. The new rule provides for the disqualification of the candidacies of politicians who publish "deep fakes," or AI-generated audiovisual content created to undermine …

The new rule provides for the disqualification of the candidacies of politicians who publish “deep fakes,” or AI-generated audiovisual content created to undermine the image of an opponent. Big-tech companies will also have to adopt measures on how to prevent or reduce the circulation of “notoriously false or seriously decontextualized facts that undermine the integrity of the electoral process.” During the last presidential elections in 2022, the TSE created an alliance against disinformation that had the support of the main social networks, although in some cases the court had to force the providers to delete false news.

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