New Yorkers warned about AI-generated election misinformation ahead of mid-term elections

According to Caribbean Life News, New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday, Oct. 13, released an updated guide to help New Yorkers spot, avoid and report election misinformation created by artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of the November 3 general elections. James said that, in just the last year, AI-generated images, videos and audio recordings have become more sophisticated and harder to detect. She said the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has also found that AI chatbots, which answer questions people type into an app or website, can give voters incorrect or outdated information regarding poll site locations, voting deadlines and voting requirements. The attorney general said her guide gives New Yorkers “practical steps to check election information with official sources before they act on it or share it. “When New Yorkers head to the polls, they deserve to have accurate information to cast an inform