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Do You Trust AI-Generated Election Information?
Do You Trust AI-Generated Election Information?
Here’s The Scoop
A recent poll has confirmed what many Americans already suspected: artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be trusted to provide accurate election information. The survey, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts, reveals that nearly two-thirds of Americans are skeptical of AI-generated election data.
A striking 64% of respondents expressed their lack of confidence in the reliability of election information produced by AI chatbots. This skepticism is well-founded, as 43% believe that AI will actually make it more difficult to find factual information about the presidential election. Only a meager 16% think AI will make it easier.
AI chatbots, which rely on vast amounts of data to generate responses, are fundamentally flawed. These programs can only regurgitate information scraped from various sources and lack the ability to think or reason like humans. This limitation makes them prone to factual errors and vulnerable to manipulation by malicious actors aiming to spread disinformation.
Concerns about AI’s impact on access to verifiable data are widespread, with 52% of poll respondents worried about how AI will compromise this access. In stark contrast, a mere 9% are excited about AI’s expanding role in information dissemination.
The dangers of AI are not limited to text-based information. These programs are becoming increasingly adept at generating realistic images of real-world individuals, including prominent figures like former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Such manufactured images have already become common on social media, further muddying the waters of truth and deception.
The AP-NORC poll, conducted between July 29 and August 8, has a self-reported margin of error of +/- 4%. This data underscores the urgent need for caution and scrutiny as AI technology continues to evolve and infiltrate critical areas of public life, including our democratic processes.
As Americans, we must remain vigilant and critical of the information we consume, especially as AI becomes more prevalent. The integrity of our elections and the veracity of the information we rely on are at stake.
What do you think? Let us know by participating in our poll, or join the discussion in the comment section below!
Cheryl
September 21, 2024 at 9:49 am
This is pretty scary since Trump tells enough lies without AI generating more!
TheProAmericanGuy
September 21, 2024 at 2:25 pm
Your anti-American support of the NSDAP is duly noted, Comrade
sarah
September 21, 2024 at 3:12 pm
He does not and you need to research.
Denise
September 21, 2024 at 8:46 pm
absolutely true!
JD
September 21, 2024 at 9:52 am
AI is not dangerous in or of/by itself but through the manipulation from nefarious individuals; governments; businesses; trade groups; self-acclaimed, though not always true, dot org-type public interest groups; AND, most importantly and dangerously by the high tech industry-controlled monopolistic social media control entities such as Alphabet,Meta,Microsoft Cloud phenomenon, and others, etc.
TheProAmericanGuy
September 21, 2024 at 2:26 pm
Exactly true. It is just like any other source of information. You have to know if it is being programmed by someone who is pro-American, or if they support the NSDAP, aka the “Democrat” party.
Nancy Janzen
September 22, 2024 at 1:24 pm
AI is not that intelligent either. It thought that you could play a Mozart symphony twice as fast if you had twice as many musicians. Who would want to live in a world where that would be true?
Nancy Janzen
September 23, 2024 at 1:43 pm
AI isnt that smart though. My first run in with AI i called it wrong for saying you could play a symphony faster with more musicians.
Joan
September 21, 2024 at 10:06 am
AI is as good as who programs it or manipulates it. I was a programmer, system and database admin. It is much easier to manipulate a program than it is to manipulate people. That is if you know what you are doing. And there are lots of really smart people out there that know what they are doing for a price.
Jerry C.
September 21, 2024 at 7:07 pm
I don’t trust A.I. generated anything…
Denise
September 21, 2024 at 8:47 pm
I absolutely agree – it will be the end of civilization as we know it
Margaret Lynn Fewell
September 21, 2024 at 10:14 pm
AI is untrustworthy since we, the ordinary citizen has no clue who is doing the programming! It is the bain of our freedom!
Ralph Kramden
September 24, 2024 at 10:20 am
Artificial Intelligence already lied to us.
In 2020-21, FOX News lied to America about election fraud.