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Microsoft and OpenAI launch $2M fund to counter election deepfakes
Microsoft and OpenAI have launched a $2 million fund to combat the growing risks of AI and deepfakes in elections.
This year will see a record 2 billion people head to the polls in elections spanning some 50 countries, so there are concerns around the influence that AI will have among voters — particularly those in “vulnerable communities” that may be more susceptible to take what they see at face value. The rise of generative AI, including wildly popular chatbots such as ChatGPT, has led to a major new threat landscape involving AI-generated “deepfakes” designed to perpetuate disinformation. The new “societal resilience fund” from Microsoft and OpenAI strives to “further AI education and literacy among voters and vulnerable communities,” according to a blog post the companies published today.
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