Global Tech Giants Unite! Pact to Curb AI Misuse in Elections, Sign Agreement on AI Risks
AI Use in Elections: A deal aiming at preventing the possible abuse of artificial intelligence (AI) to sabotage democratic processes worldwide was signed by major technology corporations. The agreement mandates the voluntary implementation of suitable safety measures.
Tech company CEOs convened in Munich for a security conference, where they talked about the risks of artificial intelligence being used to sway elections. Twelve businesses, including X, Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and TikTok, have signed the deal.
But a lot of concerns about the implications of this tech companies’ agreement have begun to surface. Prior to the conference, everyone seems to assume that no government, tech corporation, or civil organisation can handle the misuse of technology. Nick Clegg is the president of worldwide affairs at Meta, the parent company that runs social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. I’m not entirely competent. This agreement, in this context, is essentially symbolic.
The businesses have not promised to take DeepFake down or outlaw it. Rather, the agreement specifies how they will identify and categorise deceptive AI content when it is produced or shared on their platforms.
According to Meta, it eliminates posts that are meant to obstruct someone’s ability to participate in civic life as well as misleading information regarding the dates, locations, hours, and procedures of voting, voter registration, and census participation.
