The choices we all make at the ballot box in the coming year will determine the way forward in a dangerous and uncertain world. We must have strong sources of trusted information to enable us to make decisions that are fully informed by facts, not fakes.
With the UK’s general election mere months away, it will be an uphill struggle to tackle the harms from AI-generated mis-and-disinformation. Nonetheless, we can learn from Taiwan’s experience.
Evidence suggests the Government needs to tackle people’s anxiety, not conspiracy theories.
The difficulties the Government has had with Apple and its contact tracing app demonstrates the need to break up power in big tech.
In the long term, AI opens on many opportunities for society. But the risk of harm is more significant than ever. Bad actors will use this year’s elections to practice and improve their anti-democratic campaigns.