2024

Thursday, September 12th

7:30pm

Bots v Ballots: AI and the 2024 Election

How worried should we be about AI and the election? As advances in generative artificial intelligence stand to disrupt elections, we ask what the latest developments mean in 2024 and for the future of democracy. AI has been used to doctor photos, create deep fakes, manipulate candidates’ voices and seed false information about voting among targeted groups—and will only ramp up as Election Day approaches. How are AI companies, elections officials, and the media preparing? And is it all just risk or can AI also be used to improve democracy?

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Rachel Leingang and Rachael Myrow (’95)

In conversation with California State Senator Scott Wiener, California Common Cause Executive Director Jonathan Mehta Stein, and Encode Justice founder Sneha Revanur, KQED’s Rachael Myrow (’95) and The Guardian‘s Rachel Leingang will explore what’s happening right now and what ramifications it will have on campaigns, journalists, voters, national security and democracy.

 

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SPONSORED BY

Presented by Berkeley Journalism, KQED and The Guardian.

LOCATION

KQED Headquarters: 2601 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA

Get directions to KQED Headquarters: 2601 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

In-person registration: https://events.kqed.org/870/887.

Livestream registration: https://events.kqed.org/870/888.

TICKET INFO

Tickets required

Cost
In Person: $15 / Livestream: Free

CONTACT INFO

Lia Swindle
lia.swindle@berkeley.edu