AI in elections, political persuasion, deepfakes, and voter manipulation at scale. Steve exposes how campaigns and foreign actors use AI chatbots, synthetic media, and micro‑targeted messaging to influence real voters - from India’s 2024 deepfake outreach to Taiwan’s disinformation waves and the coming 2026 U.S. midterms.

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Topics Covered:

AI in elections, AI political persuasion, election disinformation, political deepfakes, deepfakes in campaigns, India 2024 election AI, Taiwan election disinformation, US 2026 election AI risks, AI chatbots and voters, microtargeted political ads, synthetic media in politics, AI voter manipulation, online election interference, AI misinformation detection, algorithmic political messaging, democracy and artificial intelligence, AI Freaky Facts

References:

1. Charting the Landscape of Nefarious Uses of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Online Election Interference.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2406.01862.pdf

2. The Origin of Public Concerns Over AI Supercharging Misinformation in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.

https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-origin-of-public-concerns-over-ai-supercharging-misinformation-in-the-2024-u-s-presidential-election/

3. AI Chatbots Are Shockingly Good at Political Persuasion.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-chatbots-shown-to-sway-voters-raising-new-fears-about-election-influence/

4. Gauging the AI Threat to Free and Fair Elections.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/gauging-ai-threat-free-and-fair-elections

5. How Does AI Electoral Interference Compare in 2025?

https://www.cigionline.org/articles/then-and-now-how-does-ai-electoral-interference-compare-in-2025/

6. AI and Democracy: Mapping the Intersections.

https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2026/01/ai-and-democracy-mapping-the-intersections

7. Evaluating the Propensity of Generative AI for Producing Harmful Disinformation During an Election Cycle.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.06120.pdf

8. AI‑Driven Disinformation: Policy Recommendations for Democratic Resilience.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frai.2025.1569115/full

9. From Deepfake Scams to Poisoned Chatbots: AI and Election Security in 2025.

https://cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications/deepfake-scams-poisoned-chatbots

10. Merging AI Incidents Research with Political Misinformation Research: Introducing the Political Deepfakes Incidents Database.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.15319.pdf

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