Last week several AI-generated photos of Mark Carney and Ghislaine Maxwell looking chummy went viral. It was easy to spot the fake, but it raised an important question: should we be worried about AI in this election?

Ryan Broderick, author of the Garbage Day newsletter, and host of his own podcast Panic World, doesn’t think so.

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Background reading:

• Fake Mark Carney images emerge as Canada leadership race heats up – AFP Factcheck
• This Photo of Mark Carney and Tom Hanks on “Epstein Island” is Going Viral. The Photo is Completely Fake – PressProgress 
• China, Russia will ‘very likely’ use AI to target Canadian voters: Intelligence agency – CBC News
• The U.S. has covertly destabilized nations. With Canada, it’s being done in public – CBC News
• AI-powered disinformation is spreading — is Canada ready for the political impact? – CBC News
• Defending Canada: The battle against AI-driven disinformation – Policy Options
• Opinion: Canada’s greatest vulnerability is disinformation, and we have no defence for it – The Globe and Mail
• It Costs Just $400 to Build an AI Disinformation Machine – WIRED

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