The Indian election was awash in deepfakes – but AI was a net positive for democracy

By Vandinika Shukla, Fellow, Practicing Democracy Project, Harvard Kennedy School
Bruce Schneier, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

As India concluded the world’s largest election on June 5, 2024, with over 640 million votes counted, observers could assess how the various parties and factions used artificial intelligence technologies – and what lessons that holds for the rest of the world.

The campaigns made extensive use of AI, including deepfake impersonations of candidates, celebrities and…

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