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ALI SWENSON

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Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges

A former New Hampshire Democratic Party chair whose phone number was spoofed in artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden's voice ahead of New Hampshire's presidential primary says today's charges related to the case show the steep price for trying to interfere in elections

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges
Election|Europe|News|Technology|US

Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders

A new report from a digital civil rights group has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top American and European politicians

Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
Crime|News|Political|US

Republicans who see Trump conviction as politically motivated vow to ‘indict the left’

Republicans who view Donald Trump's felony conviction by a Manhattan jury as politically motivated are calling on GOP prosecutors to start charging Democrats with crimes

Republicans who see Trump conviction as politically motivated vow to ‘indict the left’
Election|US

The RNC is launching a massive effort to monitor voting. Critics say it threatens to undermine trust

The Republican National Committee is launching a battleground state initiative to mobilize thousands of polling place monitors, poll workers and attorneys to serve as “election integrity” watchdogs in November

The RNC is launching a massive effort to monitor voting. Critics say it threatens to undermine trust
News|Technology

AI experimentation is high risk, high reward for low-profile political campaigns

Text, photos, videos and audio created using artificial intelligence are increasingly making their way into campaigns for state and local office

AI experimentation is high risk, high reward for low-profile political campaigns
News|Political|US

Seeing is believing? Not necessarily when it comes to video clips of Biden and Trump

Republicans have shared a spate of lightly altered and out-of-context videos to fuel a narrative that President Joe Biden is mentally and physically unfit for office

Seeing is believing? Not necessarily when it comes to video clips of Biden and Trump
Business|Economy|Opinion|US

A conservative leading the pro-Trump Project 2025 suggests there will be a new American Revolution

The leader of a conservative think tank planning for a massive overhaul of the federal government says we are in the midst of “a second American Revolution” that will be bloodless “if the left allows it to be.”

A conservative leading the pro-Trump Project 2025 suggests there will be a new American Revolution
Election|News|US

House GOP wants proof of citizenship to vote, boosting an election-year talking point

The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration

House GOP wants proof of citizenship to vote, boosting an election-year talking point
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Conservative group behind Project 2025 floats conspiracy idea that Biden could retain power by force

A conservative think tank that is planning a complete overhaul of the federal government in the event of a Republican presidential win is suggesting that President Joe Biden might try to hold the White House “by force” if he loses the November election

Crime|News|US

Minutes after Trump shooting, misinformation started flying. Here are the facts

The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump has spawned a wave of conjecture and speculation online

Minutes after Trump shooting, misinformation started flying. Here are the facts
Election|News|Political

Donald Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting

Donald Trump was celebrated Tuesday at the Republican National Convention by former rivals who just months ago leveled harsh critiques about him

Donald Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting
Business|Technology|US

FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election

The Federal Communications Commission has advanced a proposal that would require political advertisers to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads

FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election
Election|News

Trump and Vance team up to campaign in Minnesota, a state that hasn't backed the GOP in 52 years

Donald Trump has wrapped up his rally in Minnesota as the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100-day stretch

Trump and Vance team up to campaign in Minnesota, a state that hasn't backed the GOP in 52 years
Election|News|Technology|US|Videos

A parody ad shared by Elon Musk clones Kamala Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics

A video using an artificial intelligence voice-cloning tool to mimic the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of AI to mislead ahead of November’s elections

A parody ad shared by Elon Musk clones Kamala Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
Election|News|US

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on

The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president’s allies and former aides

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on
News|Opinion|US

Vance praises a key leader behind Project 2025, a conservative effort Trump has disavowed

JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, has praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a forthcoming book

Vance praises a key leader behind Project 2025, a conservative effort Trump has disavowed
Election|US

GOP primary voters in Arizona's largest county oust election official who endured years of attacks

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a Republican who defied death threats and near-constant harassment to relentlessly defend the legitimacy of Arizona’s elections, has lost his primary race this week

GOP primary voters in Arizona's largest county oust election official who endured years of attacks
Election|News|Opinion|US

Majority of US adults say democracy is on the ballot but they differ on the threat: AP-NORC poll

A poll shows that most Americans believe this year's presidential race will be crucial for the future of the country's democracy

Majority of US adults say democracy is on the ballot but they differ on the threat: AP-NORC poll
Election|News|Political|Technology|US

Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says

A new report from Microsoft finds that Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election

Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
Election|News|Political|Technology|US

What we know about suspected Iranian cyber intrusion in the US presidential race

The campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has blamed Iran for a hack it said resulted in sensitive internal documents being stolen and distributed

What we know about suspected Iranian cyber intrusion in the US presidential race
News|Political|Technology|US|World

Google confirms an Iranian group is trying to access emails linked to both US presidential campaigns

Google says an Iranian group linked to the country’s Revolutionary Guard has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since May

Google confirms an Iranian group is trying to access emails linked to both US presidential campaigns
Election|News|Opinion|US

Florida election officials warn of false rumor about ballot markings days before the state’s primary

An unfounded claim that election workers will invalidate ballots by writing on them is prompting election clerks in Florida to correct the record ahead of next week’s state primary

Florida election officials warn of false rumor about ballot markings days before the state’s primary
Election|News|US

Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden's 'second term' despite his making way for Harris

Delegates at the Democratic National Convention have approved the 2024 party platform

Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden's 'second term' despite his making way for Harris
Election|News|Opinion|US

What to watch on the Democratic National Convention's second day in Chicago

Democrats say they will lay out the 2024 election as “a choice between two very different visions of America” on the Democratic National Convention’s second night

What to watch on the Democratic National Convention's second day in Chicago
Election|News|US

Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images

Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, but many of his posts don’t have much to do with reality

Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images

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