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At the outset of 2024,

Why AI Did Not Upend the Super Year of Elections

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2025-01-04 23:30:07

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At the outset of 2024, the so-called “super year” for elections (given the number of major countries hosting national elections), many election watchers and everyday people feared that AI (artificial intelligence) tools could flood public and private information channels with dis-, mis-, and mal-information. In the lead-up to the U.S. elections, for example, a majority of Americans worried AI would be used to “create and distribute fake information about the presidential candidates and campaigns.” These fears were not without cause. AI tools capable of creating and spreading convincing content had become broadly available and easier to use than ever.

Thankfully, most elections during this super year went off without a hitch. AI did not bring about the “death of truth” many feared.