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16/06/2024

Wyoming’s secretary of state wants the county to reject its candidacy, but the AI bot’s human “meat puppet” says everything is in order. 🤖 🗳️

Wyoming’s secretary of state wants the county to reject its candidacy, but the AI bot’s human “meat puppet” says everything is in order.

15/06/2024

Lately, we've seen a spike in wild conspiracy theories. Some believe a reptilian race controls world governments and that the Pope hides alien secrets in the Vatican. Others claim a Galactic Federation of aliens is working to save humanity. Another theory suggests the Moon is hollow or even a spaceship.

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories, and how do they spread so quickly on social media? It's a blend of psychology and technology. We love uncoverin...

30/05/2024

For the very first time, the widespread availability of generative AI is going to clash head-on with political campaigns and elections. 2024 is already an unprecedented year for democracy: More than 2 billion people—the largest number ever—will vote in national, local, and regional elections in over 60 countries.

More than 60 countries are holding elections in 2024. Throughout the year, WIRED will be tracking every instance of AI's use in and around those campaigns.

20/05/2024

The job has never been harder, and the threats have never been stranger.

After the ordeal of 2020, Arizona’s election officials want to be ready for anything.

07/05/2024

TikTok sued the US government in the first challenge to a new law that would force Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest itself of the popular video app or face a ban.

TikTok sued the US government over a new law that will force its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. to divest the popular video app or face a ban across the country.

02/05/2024

More than 100 bills have been introduced in at least 39 states to limit and regulate AI-generated materials, according to the Voting Rights Lab, a nonpartisan organization that tracks election-related legislation.

AI is bending reality into a video game world of deepfakes to sow confusion and chaos during the 2024 election. Disinformation is a danger, especially in swing states.

25/04/2024

President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.

05/04/2024

Biden-linked influencers were front-and-center at the president's biggest fundraiser. The press was in the dressing room.

31/03/2024

The White House Announces New AI Rules To Protect Public 🤖 🇺🇸

White House announces AI Rules guiding Federal Government Agencies usage of AI to protect the public. However positive, the US legal legislation is still lagging.

29/03/2024

Says he’ll decide before the deadline for entering the Democratic primary.

21/03/2024

How social media influencers are playing a role in the presidential election 📸 🗳️

Influencers on social media are playing a key role in President Biden’s re-election campaign. As young voters eschew traditional advertising, the campaign is using those with loyal online followings as conduits ahead of November. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

18/03/2024

Can't you get it through your thick skull that I'm broke? Dead, flat, stony broke? See, I've got $3.85 in my purse.

The former president’s lawyers said in a court filing that Trump and the Trump Organization has been unable to get a surety company to accept property as collateral.

17/03/2024

“It was jarring for folks in the room to see how quickly just a handful of these types of threats could spiral out of control and really dominate the election cycle,” said one of the organizers.
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“It was jarring for folks in the room to see how quickly just a handful of these types of threats could spiral out of control and really dominate the election cycle,” said one of the organizers.

16/03/2024

Why Biden is investing in influencers to help with this year’s election 📸 🗳️

Polling suggests young Republicans may be more enthusiastic about Trump, than young Democrats are about Biden.

15/03/2024

Wow!

Former Vice President Mike Pence confirmed Friday that he will not be endorsing Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election — and wouldn’t say whether he would vote for the presumpti…

14/03/2024

The popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney has started blocking its users from creating fake images of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to tests of the AI tool by The Associated Press. 🤖🗳️

With the election in full swing, it's time to "put some foots down on election-related stuff for a bit," Midjourney CEO David Holz told several hundred members of the service's devoted userbase in a digital office hours event Wednesday.

10/03/2024

The backlash to TikTokkers on the red carpet spotlights a much bigger media crisis.

10/03/2024

AI deepfakes are part of the 2024 election. Will the federal government regulate them?
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Advocacy groups want the Federal Election Commission put a rule on election AI deepfakes that misrepresent candidates. Will it come before Nov. 5?

07/03/2024

A bipartisan bill to ban TikTok unless it cuts ties with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, cleared a crucial hurdle in the House of Representatives on Thursday when the House Energy Committee approved it with a unanimous vote. The vote signaled that a long-simmering threat to the app may be boiling over into concrete action.

A bipartisan bill to ban TikTok unless it cuts ties with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, cleared a crucial hurdle in the House of Representatives on Thursday when the House Energy Committee approved it with a unanimous vote. The vote signaled that a long-simmering threat to the app may be boiling ...

04/01/2024

"You may be wondering how 'Bill' became South Carolina First Gentleman Michael Haley," Haley wrote in her book. "After we started dating, I looked at him one day and said, 'What's your name?'"

"'You know it's Bill,' he said, puzzled."

"'You just don't look like a Bill. What's your whole name?'"

"'William Michael.'"

"From that point on, I started calling him Michael, and all my friends did the same. When he transferred to Clemson his sophomore year, my friends became his friends, and before we knew it, he was universally known as Michael. Everyone who knew him before I did knows him as Bill, and everyone who met him after I did knows him as Michael."

Republican Presidential contender Nikki Haley's 'renaming' of her husband from Bill to Michael has resurfaced amid the Republican primary.

15/12/2023

A binder containing highly classified information related to Russian election interference went missing at the end of Donald Trump's presidency — raising alarms among intel officials that closely guarded national security secrets could be exposed.

A binder containing highly classified information related to Russian election interference went missing at the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, raising alarms among intelligence officials.

16/11/2023

A decades-old document allegedly written by Osama bin Laden and titled "Letter to America" recently went viral on TikTok, with some young Americans believing that the al-Qaeda founder made valid points about their own country.

"It's wild and everyone should read it," said one TikTok user of the 2002 letter, warning that it had left her "very disillusioned" and "confused."

13/11/2023

The Supreme Court issued its first-ever code of conduct, following months of scrutiny and criticism regarding ethical standards

The move follows months of scrutiny and criticism regarding ethical standards applying to the nine justices at the pinnacle of the nation’s legal system.

10/11/2023

One recent study concluded consumers are looking for news that “feels more relevant,” giving a boost to creators on social media.

A recent report found that while the audience for traditional news outlets is shrinking, the online audience for independent news sources is growing.

08/11/2023

Meta says it will require advertisers to disclose when they use AI to alter content in political ads.

Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday announced that it will begin requiring advertisers to disclose when they use AI to manipulate ads beginning in the new year.

30/10/2023

In an order to be issued on Monday, the White House will outline requirements that the most advanced A.I. products be tested to assure they cannot be used to produce weapons, among other regulations.

29/10/2023

Loser. Sad.

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence ended his cash-strapped presidential campaign on Saturday, after struggling for months to convince Republican voters he was the best alternative to the man he once served with unswerving loyalty, Donald Trump.

26/10/2023

Tackling immigration and safety, the order would require advanced AI models to undergo assessments before they can be used by federal workers and ease barriers to entry for highly skilled workers.

President Biden’s long-anticipated AI executive order marks the government’s most significant attempt to regulate the swiftly evolving technology.

19/10/2023

🦑 The Kraken just pled guilty before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to 6 counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with the performance of election duties. 🦑

Powell took a plea deal just before jury selection was set to begin in her trial in Fulton County, Georgia.

27/09/2023

US intelligence agencies are preparing a ChatGPT-style tool to examine massive amounts of data.

US intelligence agencies are getting their own ChatGPT-style tool to sift through an avalanche of public information for clues.