July 16, 2024
AI-generated deepfakes could wreak havoc in elections, but Arizona officials are determined to avoid that
“Generative AI can exacerbate existing threats to elections, said Noah Praetz, president of The Elections Group, which advises elections administrators on security and procedures. Praetz also collaborated on the Arizona exercise, which he said reinforced the importance of tools and tactics already used to prevent election interference. ‘It’s stuff that they have to do anyway,’ said Praetz. ‘One, relentlessly communicate with all stakeholders and, two, put their shields up from a cyberdefense standpoint.'”