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https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-4.jpg?resize=1058,675 1058w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-4.jpg?resize=1321,843 1321w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1058px) 100vw, 1058px\"><figcaption> A photo shows a frame of a video generated by a new intelligence artificial tool, dubbed “Sora”, unveiled by the company OpenAI, in Paris on February 16, 2024. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and image generator DALL-E, said it was testing a text-to-video model called Sora that would allow users to create realistic videos with a simple prompt. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI \/ AFP) (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"105.14961883624\"><body readability=\"211.24989808398\"><\/p>\n<p>Three months after a who\u2019s-who of AI developers pledged to deploy safeguards to protect elections against machine-learning technologies, policymakers and researchers are warning that they haven\u2019t seen enough concrete action by major technology firms to live up to their promises. <\/p>\n<p>At the Munich Security Conference in February, a group of 20 major tech companies signed on to an <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tech-companies-pledge-to-protect-2024-elections-from-ai-generated-media\/\">AI elections accord<\/a> that committed them to developing tools and implementing policies to prevent bad actors from using AI to meddle in elections. An additional six firms have since signed on to that voluntary compact, which built on a similar White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/07\/21\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-secures-voluntary-commitments-from-leading-artificial-intelligence-companies-to-manage-the-risks-posed-by-ai\/\">pledge<\/a> from last year that saw AI firms commit to prioritizing safety and security in the design of machine-learning systems. <\/p>\n<p>Now, many observers of AI are growing concerned that these voluntary commitments are not translating into tangible measures. <\/p>\n<p>On the sidelines of the RSA conference in San Francisco this month, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., told reporters that while he was encouraged by the firms\u2019 commitments, it is not clear what has been done to implement them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amid ongoing elections in India, European parliamentary elections in June and U.S. elections in January, Warner said it was time for AI companies to \u201cshow us the beef.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This week, Warner sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/3\/e\/3e12f60b-3e2f-4ab7-ade4-d819be943bde\/7361EB3F33D404A03447E6FBD244D62D.full-munich-letters-pdf-final-3-.pdf\">letter<\/a> to companies that signed the elections accord asking for an update on their progress, and that letter mirrors criticism from civil society groups. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, an <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.mit.edu\/ai-safe-harbor\/\">open letter<\/a> from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology called on AI companies to put in place clear safe harbor policies to support independent research and evaluation of their tools, a move in line with pledges to better expose models to outside testing. <\/p>\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s current<a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/policies\/usage-policies\"> usage policy<\/a> prohibits outside researchers from intentionally circumventing safeguards and mitigations \u201cunless supported by OpenAI,\u201d and advocates for AI safety would like firms like OpenAI to create more opportunities for researchers to scrutinize their models. <\/p>\n<p>OpenAI does deploy a<a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/blog\/red-teaming-network\"> network of third-party red teamers<\/a> to conduct adversarial research of their models, but researchers must apply to be part of the program, and OpenAI ultimately sets the rules of engagement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That posture can make it harder for outside researchers to validate that guardrails installed by these companies to prevent their models from being used for disinformation work as intended and ensure that they aren\u2019t circumvented in other ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese accords are all first steps \u2026 but the larger problem is around accountability: First of all, what exactly are they doing and to what extent is it effective?\u201d said Dhanaraj Thakur, a research director at the left-leaning Center for Democracy and Technology.<\/p>\n<p>The MIT letter, which has been signed by Thakur and more than 350 members of the tech industry, academia and media, urges AI companies to adopt terms of service language similar to what largely exists today for cybersecurity research. Vulnerability research for AI would be governed by disclosure policies designed to both protect companies from bad faith actors under the guise of legitimate research and prevent companies from controlling or restricting unfriendly parties from accessing their systems.<\/p>\n<p>Irene Solaiman, head of global policy at Hugging Face, a machine learning and data science platform, said access to models by outside researchers often provides fresh eyes that can discover unique vulnerabilities or attack vectors in large language models.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccess to models can help to scrutinize them, and can also help study them and improve them and build on them in novel ways,\u201d Solaiman said in an email. \u201cExternal views can provide insights to systems that may never occur within developer organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since the elections accord was signed there has been some progress on technical measures to address election security. Google, for example, has developed what it calls its <a href=\"https:\/\/deepmind.google\/discover\/blog\/identifying-ai-generated-images-with-synthid\/\">SynthID watermarking system<\/a>, and on Tuesday said it had figured out how to <a href=\"https:\/\/deepmind.google\/discover\/blog\/watermarking-ai-generated-text-and-video-with-synthid\/\">apply that method to text<\/a>. Such methods for assessing the provenance of content represents a key theme of recent AI safety pledges, but experts caution that watermarking systems remain relatively immature and can be easily bypassed. <\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the Brennan Center for Justice, a left-leaning think tank, has expressed concern that while many of the pledges made by AI companies tend to strike the right notes, when it comes to reining in abuse, they are \u201centirely unenforceable and don\u2019t include ways to gauge the signatories\u2019 progress in accomplishing them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brennancenter.org\/our-work\/analysis-opinion\/new-tech-accord-fight-ai-threats-2024-lacks-accountability-companies\">analysis<\/a> from earlier this year by the Brennan Center\u2019s Larry Norden and the scholar David Evan Harris argued that AI companies should be doing more to demonstrate that these agreements are \u201cmore than PR window-dressing\u201d and publish monthly public reports detailing new policies around election-related content and investments in the detection of AI-generated media. Other transparency measures might include information about the number of employees working on election-related issues, the malicious use of AI systems by American adversaries and how much-election related content has been blocked. <\/p>\n<p>After researchers in 2020 and 2022 identified numerous misinformation and disinformation campaigns that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/why-spanish-language-mis-and-disinformation-is-a-huge-issue-in-2022\/\">targeted Spanish-speaking voters<\/a>, Norden and Harris also urged companies to bolster their ranks with employees who speak other languages.<\/p>\n<p>Solaiman echoed that view, arguing that \u201cpeoples who are affected by systems will often have the best insights on what is best for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nicole Schneidman, a technology policy strategist at Protect Democracy, a nonprofit founded by three former Obama administration lawyers to fight against what it views as encroaching authoritarianism in American politics, told CyberScoop that she is encouraged to see AI companies coalesce around principles for how their technologies should be used in elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are good commitments in there,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m just really hoping that they follow through on them, and work amongst themselves to make sure they\u2019re exchanging information and best practices, recognizing that we\u2019re all facing a really novel scenario and landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A number of tech and election experts said the predicament AI companies face today parallels the pressures that many social media companies experienced in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. During that cycle, the Russian government used American platforms \u2014 as well as mainstream media outlets \u2014 to conduct disinformation campaigns and spread hacked emails.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy Patrick, CEO for programs at the National Association of Election Officials, told CyberScoop she takes AI executives at their word when they say they\u2019re committed to protecting elections \u2014 but they must not repeat the mistakes that social media companies made in the past. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection officials don\u2019t have the bandwidth or skillset in most cases\u201d to combat deepfakes and other AI-generated disinformation, Patrick said. There needs to be \u201cvery serious conversations\u201d with AI companies on the matter \u201cbecause we want to make sure that there is some accountability in this moment.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proofnews.org\/seeking-election-information-dont-trust-ai\/\"> study<\/a> conducted in January by the nonprofit AI Democracy Projects found that five AI chat models \u2014 Google\u2019s Gemini, OpenAI\u2019s GPT-4, Anthropic\u2019s Claude, Meta\u2019s Llama 2 and Mistral\u2019s Mixtral \u2014 regularly served up inaccurate or false answers to election and voting-specific questions.<\/p>\n<p>That same month, OpenAI<a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/blog\/how-openai-is-approaching-2024-worldwide-elections\"> announced<\/a> a slew of election-related policies and said that it was collaborating with organizations like the National Association of Secretaries of State to ensure that their systems push users to more authoritative sources, like CanIVote.org, when asking about election procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The use of AI to generate high-quality video \u2014 and create content that might be used to meddle in elections \u2014 is a key concern of researchers, but even as AI companies announce highly capable video-generation tools, the most cutting-edge tools haven\u2019t yet been made widely available. <\/p>\n<p>Both OpenAI and Google have recently previewed tools that can be used to create alarmingly lifelike videos \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/sora\/\">Sora<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/deepmind.google\/technologies\/veo\/\">Veo<\/a>, respectively \u2014 but both companies appear to be holding back their widespread release. <\/p>\n<p>Tina Sui, a spokesperson for OpenAI, said the company is restricting Sora to a group of red teamers to explore possible abuse, and in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sdHCU4jj1u8&t=2925s\">conversation<\/a> with the Brookings Institution earlier this month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he did not expect the model to be released \u201cbefore an election this year.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Google\u2019s Veo, which was announced on Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/5\/14\/24156255\/google-veo-ai-generated-video-model-openai-sora-io\">will only be available to \u201cselect creators\u201d<\/a> in coming weeks. <\/p>\n<p>Tech executives acknowledge that as their AI products continue to evolve and increasingly interact with the election space, there will be a learning curve.<\/p>\n<p>David Vorhaus, the director for global election integrity at Google, told CyberScoop that the company is committed to engaging with external researchers and civil society to make sure they are being held accountable for their promises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we are humble enough to believe that we don\u2019t necessarily have all of this right, and so welcome the external scrutiny on it,\u201d Vorhaus said.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Leichtman, director of corporate civil responsibility at Microsoft, told CyberScoop he\u2019s confident the companies will meet their commitments on AI and elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe proof is in the pudding, right?\u201d he said. \u201cWhen the election comes around and we can look back and say, \u2018yes, we did a good job,\u2019 and hopefully the Brennan Center [and other critics] agree with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.5636363636364\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. 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(Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"2.6776859504132\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/cisa-secure-by-design-commitments-tech-companies\/\"> Dozens of tech companies pledge to build safer, more secure tech <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> The commitments are voluntary, but CISA officials said they are committed to measuring progress by the signatories across key commitments over the next year. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. Johnson <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/kramer-ai-robocall-lawsuit-response\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges.webp?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ai-companies-promise-to-protect-our-elections-will-they-live-up-to-their-pledges-6.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE \u2013 JANUARY 23: Mae Hougo (L), a volunteer for U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), and Chuck Willing, a volunteer with the President Joe Biden write-in campaign, stand outside the polling place at The Barn at Bull Meadow during the New Hampshire presidential primary on January 23, 2024 in Concord, New Hampshire. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/kramer-ai-robocall-lawsuit-response\/\"> Democratic operative behind Biden AI robocall says lawsuit won\u2019t \u2018get anywhere\u2019 <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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(Photo by Stefano Guidi\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/after-a-sleepy-primary-season-russia-enters-2024-u-s-election-fray\/\"> After a sleepy primary season, Russia enters 2024 U.S. election fray <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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