Just before the New Hampshire primary, some voters received a fake robocall, purportedly from President Joe Biden, spreading election misinformation.
For the news media, this was a huge story, confirming their obsession with the dangers of “misinformation” and their call for action by Big Government, Big Tech, and Big Media to better police and quash misinformation, especially in this day of artificial intelligence.
Democrats blasted the robocall as “a form of ‘deepfake disinformation designed to harm Joe Biden, suppress votes, and damage our democracy.’”
Robert Weissman of the left-wing Public Citizen called for federal regulations policing AI disinformation. “The New Hampshire robocall underscores the need for swift action,” the Hill quoted him as saying. “The political deepfake era is here and regulators are either going to step
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