Could AI-generated voters help solve the political polling industry’s growing challenges? Decision Desk HQ's Geoffrey Skelley and The Hill's Bill Sammon examine the rise of “synthetic polling” and the questions surrounding whether it can accurately capture a changing electorate. Watch the full episode here: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/data-nerds/6081382-democratic-chances-senate-control-midterms-ddhq-live-discussion/ #ai #polls #aipolls #synthetic #syntheticpolling #politicalpoll #polling #politicalpolling #datanerds #decisiondeskhq #ddhq #artificialintelligence
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a go-to stop for voters looking for information about political races. Researchers are studying the effects.
Politicians have long made it hard to trust their words. Now, AI -generated campaign ads flooding the airwaves and social media are making it harder to trust your own eyes and ears. Why it matters: Americans' trust in politicians and institutions has been tanking in recent years — and AI campaign ads could deepen that erosion, political tech experts say. What they're saying: "I think that it is true that Americans are losing faith in elite institutions to tell them what is true and what is not, and AI exacerbates that trend," Nate Persily, co-director of the Stanford Law AI Initiative, tells Axios. - "The more artificial media that we consume, the less likely that people will be able to discern what is true from what is false, and…
A Depression-era mural depicting colonial Massachusetts has reignited online time-travel conspiracy theories after viewers claimed an Indigenous man in the painting appears to hold a modern smartphone, though a historian identified the object as a European trade mirror years ago. The painting, Mr Pynchon and the Settling of Springfield, was completed in 1937 by Italian-born […] The post A 1937 painting went viral over a "smartphone" in the frame — historians say it's a mirror appeared first on American Almanac .
A Depression-era mural depicting colonial Massachusetts has reignited online time-travel conspiracy theories after viewers claimed an Indigenous man in the painting appears to hold a modern smartphone, though a historian identified the object as a European trade mirror years ago. The painting, Mr Pynchon and the Settling of Springfield, was completed in 1937 by Italian-born artist Umberto Romano, who grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is one of six New Deal-era murals depicting the city's history. The scene shows English colonist William Pynchon, Springfield's founder, trading with members of the Pocumtuc tribe in western Massachusetts during the 1630s. In the foreground, a Native man holds a small, flat, rectangular object and…Open
Stella Parton has called on the public to show compassion and restraint as the family grieves the loss of her sister, country music icon Dolly Parton, amid a wave of online commentary and artificial intelligence-generated content. In a heartfelt letter shared on Instagram, Stella Parton asked for “compassion and wisdom” from fans and the broader […] The post Stella Parton urges public to show compassion as family mourns Dolly Parton appeared first on American Almanac .
Stella Parton has called on the public to show compassion and restraint as the family grieves the loss of her sister, country music icon Dolly Parton, amid a wave of online commentary and artificial intelligence-generated content. In a heartfelt letter shared on Instagram, Stella Parton asked for “compassion and wisdom” from fans and the broader public as the family continues to mourn. The letter, posted Friday, marked ten days since Dolly Parton’s death, and came as tributes and online posts about the beloved singer continued to circulate. Stella directly addressed the added pressures that come with public grief in the digital age, noting that “there is a tremendous amount of AI and endless garbage being posted everyday and it's…Open
Attorney General Todd Blanche said that "sophisticated cyber criminals" targeted hundreds of thousands of X users' accounts in a password-recovery attack.
