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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks in the ballroom of Muenster Town Hall, in Muenster, Germany, May 28, 2024. A group that monitors for misinformation found deep problems when it tested the most popular artificial intelligence voice-cloning tools and asked them to create audio of some of the world's leading political figures. (Jana Rodenbusch/Pool Photo via AP)

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Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
By ALI SWENSON - Associated Press
Fri,05/31/24-8:40AM , 124 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — As high-stakes elections approach in the U.S. and European Union, publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of leading political figures, a digital civil rights group said Friday.
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Bryan Steil, R-Wis., chairman of the Committee on House Administration, displays a large photo of an unlocked election ballot drop box in Washington, during a hearing about noncitizen voting in U.S. elections. on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Washington. In recent months, the specter of noncitizens voting in the U.S. has erupted into a leading rallying cry for Republicans. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

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Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging
By ALI SWENSON - Associated Press
Fri,05/17/24-11:09PM , 132 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — One political party is holding urgent news conferences and congressional hearings over the topic. The other says it’s a dangerous distraction meant to seed doubts before this year's presidential election.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Trump's comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack
By ALI SWENSON - Associated Press
Tue,04/30/24-11:02PM , 100 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump this week lamented the possibility that Columbia University's pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S.
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Misinformation or disinformation, especially online, continue to undermine U.S. elections. In Arizona, a key swing state, some voters struggle to fully trust elections processes. (AP Video/Serkan Gurbuz)

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Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense
By ALI SWENSON - Associated Press
Sat,03/23/24-7:11AM , 104 Reads
PHOENIX (AP) — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. Guards block the entrance, which requires a security badge to access. The glass surrounding it is shatterproof.
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