PHOENIX — Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has been training workers in AI disinformation techniques in recent months, but believes workers and the public still need to improve their knowledge for the upcoming election. There is.
Fontes said. KTAR News 92.3 FM's Chris and Joe Show On Friday, he said rapidly evolving technology was making identification difficult.
“This is why we’re doing this AI training,” Fontes said. “This is why we're creating deepfakes. We want to make sure that election officials are used to seeing this and don't get excited or confused anymore.”
Fontes' office has been training employees throughout 2024 on how to identify deepfakes and other AI technologies and avoid being fooled.
Voice replication is one of the most common ways AI is used in malicious ways. His office conducted a “tabletop exercise” in January to train election officials and law enforcement at the local, state, and national levels on a variety of scenarios they may face this election season. Ta.
The primary election, scheduled for July 30th, is approaching.
“This is why we are making these preparations,” Fontes said. “This is something I take as seriously as I do live-fire training.”
Still, Fontes doesn't think AI is inherently evil. The problem arises when it falls into the hands of the “bad guys”.
“Our entire society is run on faith,” Fontes said. “The fact that there are people who are trying to destroy the public trust that we have in each other is a big problem.
“AI magnifies its impact when misused or used by malicious actors.”