I was interviewed by Jamie Mann (The Ferret) about AI misinformation and the upcoming Scottish Parliament election. This De-noiser explores the evidence on how AI misinformation has impacted elections to date. From chatbots to deepfakes, there is increasing evidence that bad actors are trying to influence attitudes and voting behaviours. A few quotes from the article are below: Dr Paul Reilly, senior lecturer in communications, media and democracy at the University of Glasgow told The Ferret that “there's a lot of evidence of efforts to subvert or manipulate public discourse”.

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