What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

Are You Ready for the A.I. Election?


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In the days leading up to the New Hampshire primary, voters received a robocall purportedly from Joe Biden. Authorities have now determined the call was likely A.I.-generated. 

In the era of A.I., how can voters tell what’s real and what’s not? And will the general election be thrown into chaos by artificial intelligence-created disinformation? 

Guest: Makena Kelly, senior writer at Wired covering politics and technology

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