European elections are threatened by AI risk: EU requires social platforms to prevent false information from spreading.

According to reports, the European Commission’s concerns about the upcoming European elections particularly emphasize the destructive role that artificial intelligence may play in the election process. The progress of AI technology, especially deep learning and natural language processing technology, makes it easier and more realistic to generate false information. From deeply forged videos and audio to false news generated by chat bots, the abuse of these technologies may confuse the audience and mislead the public, thus affecting voters’ decision-making.

In response to this problem, the European Commission sent a request to eight platforms, including Google and TikTok, asking them to take measures to prevent the spread of false information generated by AI. This action reflects the EU’s determination to protect democratic elections from technology abuse. As the main channels of information dissemination, social media giants and search engines bear special responsibilities and must take effective measures to identify and curb the spread of false information, especially those generated by AI technology.

The progress of deep forgery technology makes it easier to make highly realistic false videos and audio, and the abuse of this technology may pose a serious threat to the fairness of elections. At the same time, the application of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, has also attracted attention. They can generate a lot of false content without clear supervision, which makes it more difficult to identify and prevent the spread of false information.

Facing the challenges brought by AI technology, global cooperation and comprehensive strategies are needed. The EU’s measures are just the beginning. In the future, more countries and regions need to participate in formulating and implementing standards and policies to ensure the healthy development of technology and the clear information environment. At the same time, strengthening the public’s media literacy and improving the ability to identify false information is also one of the important measures to prevent AI from generating false information and affecting elections.

In short, with the development of technology, the challenge of protecting elections from false information will become more complicated. This action of the EU is a positive response to the possible problems in the future, showing the vigilance against the potential risks of emerging technologies.