United States authorities have opened an investigation into the use of artificial intelligence to imitate President Joe Biden’s voice in automated calls.
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As a result, the calls contained a message attributed to the politician and asking Democratic voters in the state of New Hampshire not to vote in the party’s primaries, scheduled for this Tuesday (23).
Thus, according to the New Hampshire state attorney general’s office, the recordings said: “your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday.” They were allegedly manipulated to appear as if they were sent by a Democratic committee staffer.
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Also according to US authorities, “these messages appear to be an illegal attempt to interrupt the presidential primary election in New Hampshire”.
Therefore, this is the latest case involving the use of AI for political purposes. Experts warn that technology could increase misinformation, especially during the US election season.
It is worth remembering that last year, the Republican National Committee used artificial intelligence to generate a video with images of apocalyptic scenarios after Biden announced his candidacy for re-election.
