Ann Selzer, the pollster behind the Des Moines Register’s election poll that showed Donald Trump trailing Kamala Harris by 3 percentage points in Iowa, has announced her retirement. The poll, which ultimately missed the mark by more than 16 percentage points, generated significant reaction and controversy. Published just days before the 2024 election, it predicted…

After an intense election cycle, voters now know who will be the 47th president of the United States. The race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump was considered a toss-up right up until the end. However, as the votes were counted, some well-known pollsters changed their predictions. Nate Silver, one of…

Elliston Berry was a 14-year-old high schooler when another student used AI to create deepfake sexually explicit images of her and other girls, then posted them on Snapchat. It ultimately took a phone call from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to get the images removed from the social media app.  “I dreaded school and was anxious…

The Arizona Agenda, a newsletter that covers state politics, created a video using artificial intelligence to manipulate footage and make it seem as if Kari Lake was endorsing its coverage. The video showcased AI’s capabilities to create convincing videos that could blur the line between reality and fiction. Stan Barnes, president of Copper State Consulting…

The tech world is preparing for what some say has already begun disrupting democratic processes: Artificial intelligence. More specifically, the focus is on generative AI, a type of AI that creates fake, but convincingly realistic images, audio and text. At the Reuters NEXT conference in New York during the week of Nov. 5, AI entrepreneur…

As the 2024 election cycle begins to unfold, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining prominence, but concerns are growing about its potential impact on democratic processes. The United Nations (UN) has expressed apprehension, particularly due to the proliferation of deepfake technology that some within the organization have labeled “the greatest threat to democracy.”…

The majority of Americans view artificial intelligence and tools like ChatGPT as a threat to the future of humanity, according to a recent poll. AI is also being used by some to harass women online. Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne Lawrence says one TikTok user’s harrowing story about deepfake nude images should serve as a…

The Russian researcher who was the primary source for a 2016 dossier that alleged former President Donald Trump had ties to Russia was found not guilty of lying to the FBI about the sources of his information. Igor Danchenko’s acquittal was a blow to Special Counsel John Durham who was appointed by former Attorney General…

Faked videos are becoming increasingly popular on the internet. They go by the name ‘deepfake’ – a combination of the words ‘deep learning’ and ‘fake videos’. Experts say the more convincing the videos are, the more dangerous the technology becomes. Could deepfake videos be a threat to national security? And how can you spot the…