Brazil Justice Moraes warns political candidates not to use AI against opponents

FILE PHOTO: Judge Alexandre de Moraes speaks during session of trial for the storming of government buildings in the capital Brasilia on January 8, 2023 at the Supreme Court, in Brasilia, Brazil September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The head of Brazil's electoral authority Alexandre de Moraes said that candidates in upcoming municipal elections who use artificial intelligence (AI) to attack their opponents could lose their right to run or have their mandate revoked.

Moraes' comments on the risk to democracy posed by artificial intelligence carry weight.