Tag: presidential election

Alphabet to limit election queries Bard and AI-based search can answer
20Dec By adminNo Comments
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Alphabet to limit election queries Bard and AI-based search can answer

[ad_1] Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday it will restrict the types of election-related queries its chatbot Bard and search generative experience can return responses for, in the run up to 2024 U.S. Presidential election. The restrictions are set to be enforced by early 2024, the company said. Aside from the U.S., a slew of groundbreaking elections are expected in 2024, including national elections in India, the world's largest democracy, and South Africa, among others. The tech giant said it will "work with an increased focus on the role artificial intelligence (AI) might play" as it looks to service voters and campaigns related to these elections. Facebook-owner Meta had also said in November it is barring political campaigns and advertisers in other regulated industries from using ...
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Microsoft Is Offering to Help US Politicians Crack Down on Deepfakes
9Nov By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Is Offering to Help US Politicians Crack Down on Deepfakes

[ad_1] Microsoft Corp. is offering US politicians and campaign groups a tool aimed at helping fight the rise of deepfakes ahead of the 2024 presidential election.The new tool will allow parties to authenticate their videos and photos with so-called watermark credentials, Microsoft President Brad Smith said on the company's blog early Wednesday. Using cryptography, the service would create a permanent record of an image or video, allowing anyone on the web to see whether it has been digitally altered or generated using artificial intelligence over time, Smith said. Initially, Microsoft plans to offer the tool for free to political candidates and then may eventually extend it to more groups after the 2024 US elections, a person familiar with the situation said, asking not to be identified...
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