Watchdog calls for campaigners to behave responsibly amid fears over potential misuse of generative AI
Time is running out to enact “wholesale changes” to ensure Britain’s electoral system keeps pace with technological advances in artificial intelligence before the next general election, regulators fear.
While new laws will not come in time for the the election, which will take place no later than January 2025, the watchdog that regulates election finance and sets standards for how elections should be run is appealing to campaigners and political parties to behave responsibly.
There are concerns in the UK and US that the next elections could become the first in which AI could wreak havoc by generating convincing fake videos and images. Technology of this type is in the hands not only of political and technology experts but increasingly the wider public.
One example of the type of new obligations that could be legislated for in the UK is an onus on political parties to detail how much they are spending on AI.
