Taylor Swift, Deepfakes, & How AI Can Affect Elections Taylor Swift, Deepfakes, & How AI Can Affect Elections
Earlier this summer, US presidential candidate Donald Trump posted a carousel of photos on his social media of Taylor Swift, as well as her fans, supporting him and endorsing his campaign this year. The problem with this? Most of those pictures were AI generated, and Taylor Swift has never publicly endorsed Trump’s campaign.
All of the images posted by Trump were AI generated, bar one, a photo taken of a young woman at a recent rally wearing a ‘Swifties for Trump’ shirt. Of course, Trump’s actions caused outrage. Taylor has not publicly endorsed any candidate for the election this year, however in 2020 she openly showed her support for Biden and Harris, and has criticised Trump multiple times throughout his presidency.
Deepfakes in particular pose a huge threat to the public’s opinion during elections. Deepfakes are AI-generated content, usually in the form of photo, video or audio, that are designed to resemble a real person or event. In the past, it would have been easier to point out these deepfakes, but now it has gotten to the point where a lot of them are uncanny to the real person or place.
In the case of Trump’s recent abuse of AI, it’s a good thing that it was quite easy to spot. If the photos had been even a little more realistic, it could have had a profound effect on his campaign. Taylor Swift has a huge and impressionable fan base.In September of last year, the singer posted on her Instagram story, encouraging her fans to vote. In this post, she directed her fans to the web page of a non-profit organisation called Vote.
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