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Experts war-gamed what might happen if deepfakes disrupt the 2024 election. Things went sideways fast.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/war-game-deepfakes-disrupt-2024-election-rcna143038

“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.

Experts war-gamed what might happen if deepfakes disrupt the 2024 election. Things went sideways fast.

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valen

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Spreading election lies (and that's what these deepfakes are), needs to be a felony, not protected by the 1st amendment.

FenrirIII

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Republicans have weaponized misinformation and protected their operators from scrutiny. It will never be punished the way it should.

thenexusofprivacy

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Spreading false voting information -- like the example in the article about fake phone calls saying polling places are closed -- is a crime in the US, whether or not it's online, it's just hot particularly well enforced.