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SUMMARY:How will AI impact “the year of elections”? - Speaker to be co
 nfirmed
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CONTACT:Prof Diane Coyle
DESCRIPTION:As nations globally approach a critical juncture with 68 count
 ries partaking in elections\, the rise of AI-generated synthetic media pre
 sents both challenges and opportunities for the electoral process. In this
  event experts from multidisciplinary backgrounds will explore the multifa
 ceted impact of artificial intelligence on political elections. \n\nThey w
 ill address the fine balance between the need for regulation and the drive
  for innovation in AI\, alongside the media’s crucial role in ensuring a
 ccurate and fair political discourse in the face of deepfakes and disinfor
 mation. \n\nJoin us for an insightful dialogue on shaping the integrity an
 d future of democratic engagements through AI.\n\n\nDiscussion 1: Crafting
  the future: navigating the intersection of AI regulation and electoral in
 novation\n\n- Tom Mason\, former CTO\, Stability AI\n- Dr Ella McPherson\,
  Associate Professor of the Sociology of New Media and Digital Technology\
 , Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR)\n- Prof Gina Neff\, Executi
 ve Director\, Minderoo Center for Technology and Democracy\n\n\nDiscussion
  2: Media integrity in the AI era: addressing deepfakes and misinformation
 \n\n- Kenneth Cukier\, Deputy Executive Editor\, The Economist\n- Dr Kerry
  McInerney\, Research Associate\, Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Inte
 lligence\n- Henry Ajder\, Founder\, Latent Space\n\n\nWelcome\n\n- Prof Di
 ane Coyle\, Bennett Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of the Benn
 ett Institute\n\nChair\n\n- Walter Pasquarelli\, Bennett Institute Affilia
 ted Researcher\nThere will be time to ask questions.
LOCATION: Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 9DT
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