Australia doesn't have toolkit to detect AI-generated election misinformation, says AEC

The Australian Electoral Commission says Australia won't be 'immune' to AI-generated misinformation at its next election.
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'I can't give you a prediction about whether it will be used,' the AEC commissioner, Roger Cook, said. 'But we're seeing increased use in these types of tactics in elections around the world. I don't think we're going to be immune to that.' He also told the Senate he doesn't expect there to be the widespread legislation needed before the next election
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