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KPU won’t regulate AI campaigning, leaving voters to tell between facts, lies
AI campaigning is fair game as long as it does not violate existing laws, KPU says.
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Fake fact: An artificial intelligence (AI)-generated image of an explosion at the United States Pentagon went viral on May 22, 2023. (Courtesy of/Twitter)
The General Elections Commission (KPU) has said that artificial intelligence (AI) technology is beyond its remit in the 2024 election campaign, leaving voters to fend for themselves against a potential deluge of AI-generated misinformation.
Eerily realistic deep fakes created using AI technology, which is becoming cheaper and more easily accessible than ever, have become increasingly common on Indonesian social media platforms, with light-hearted content of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo covering popular songs going on to garner millions of views online.
Read also: Jokowi deepfakes? Fears grow over AI-generated election hoaxes
Observers have raised concerns that the technology could also be used for more sinister and malicious political intentions, citing the amount of AI-generated fake content surrounding the United States’ presidential race as an example.
The CEO of OpenAI, the start-up behind ChatGPT, told a US Senate panel in May that the use of AI to undermine election integrity was a "significant area of concern".
"I am nervous about it," CEO Sam Altman said about elections and AI as quoted by Reuters, adding that rules and guidelines were needed.
Read also: AI political fakery sparks fears for US 2024 race
