UK deputy PM launches global push to protect elections from AI, misinformation


FILE PHOTO: British Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden arrives for the second day of the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, Britain, November 2, 2023. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - Democratic countries around the world should band together to confront the threat of AI used by malign states to threaten free elections and spread misinformation, British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said on Tuesday.

In Seoul for the Summit for Democracy, Dowden on Monday announced what he hopes will be a "groundbreaking" new global government compact on countering deceptive use of artificial intelligence by foreign states in elections.

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