Deepfakes, Distrust and Disinformation
Event details
| Date | 01.10.2024 |
| Hour | 09:00 › 18:00 |
| Speaker | Olga Baranova, Hubert Brossard, Majorie Buchser, Ashutosh Chadha, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Touradj Ebrahimi, Emma Hoes, Lindsay Hundley, Anushka Jain, Melanie Kolbe-Guyot, Konstantinos Komaitis, Andrei Kucharavy, Chine Labbé, Katherine Loh, Lukas Mäder, Aurora Morales, Albertina Piterbarg, Yash Raj Shrestha, Sisi Wei, Nicolas Zahn, Jan Zilinsky |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
Deepfakes, Distrust and Disinformation:
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Elections and Public Perception
October 1st, 2024, 09h00-18h00,
SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL
Programme
Full agenda & registration
Introduction
In 2024, more than 50 national elections are taking place or have already taken place across the globe, from Taiwan’s presidential elections in January, to India’s Lok Sabha election staged over seven phases from April to June, to the US presidential elections in November. Meanwhile, the rapidly evolving state of generative AI (gen AI) has drastically lowered the barriers for anyone, including individuals and state actors with malicious intent, to create spam, deepfakes and other synthetic content. In combination with scantly regulated social media platforms whose algorithms exploit user behavior to gain clicks, the rapid and widespread dissemination of mis- and disinformation has never been more accessible. As a result, it has never been easier to manipulate voter attitudes and behaviors and affect the integrity of the electoral process. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2024, misinformation and disinformation emerged as the top risk over the next two years.
This full-day conference will explore the impact of gen AI on disinformation campaigns – specifically, deepfakes and disinformation created by gen A, but also the proliferation of disinformation through AI – and how such campaigns may impact elections outcomes (and trust in electoral systems). It critically engages in the questions to what extent AI has transformed disinformation and its potential impact on electoral processes and trust (or not), what technical approaches to detecting and combating of AI- and non-AI generated disinformation exist, and what the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders (media, digital platforms, government, civil society and consumers) im combating disinformation are?
This event in organized by the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT), EPFL in collaboration with EPFL’s AI Center and the Initiative for Media Innovation (IMI)
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Elections and Public Perception
October 1st, 2024, 09h00-18h00,
SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL
Programme
- 9:00 - 12:00: Part I
- Artificial Influence? The Intersection of AI, Disinformation, and Politics
- 12:00 - 13:00: Lunch
- 13:00 - 14:00 Part II
- Research Frontiers: AI Technologies in Disinformation Creation and Control
- 14:00 - 17:00 Part III
- Counteracting Disinformation: Stakeholders’ roles, responsibilities, and strategies
- 17:00 - 18:00: Networking Reception
Full agenda & registration
Introduction
In 2024, more than 50 national elections are taking place or have already taken place across the globe, from Taiwan’s presidential elections in January, to India’s Lok Sabha election staged over seven phases from April to June, to the US presidential elections in November. Meanwhile, the rapidly evolving state of generative AI (gen AI) has drastically lowered the barriers for anyone, including individuals and state actors with malicious intent, to create spam, deepfakes and other synthetic content. In combination with scantly regulated social media platforms whose algorithms exploit user behavior to gain clicks, the rapid and widespread dissemination of mis- and disinformation has never been more accessible. As a result, it has never been easier to manipulate voter attitudes and behaviors and affect the integrity of the electoral process. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2024, misinformation and disinformation emerged as the top risk over the next two years.
This full-day conference will explore the impact of gen AI on disinformation campaigns – specifically, deepfakes and disinformation created by gen A, but also the proliferation of disinformation through AI – and how such campaigns may impact elections outcomes (and trust in electoral systems). It critically engages in the questions to what extent AI has transformed disinformation and its potential impact on electoral processes and trust (or not), what technical approaches to detecting and combating of AI- and non-AI generated disinformation exist, and what the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders (media, digital platforms, government, civil society and consumers) im combating disinformation are?
This event in organized by the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT), EPFL in collaboration with EPFL’s AI Center and the Initiative for Media Innovation (IMI)
Practical information
- General public
- Free