Posted on 06/04/2024 7:22:42 AM PDT by bitt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel’s interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said, conceding the U.S. government could not stop the misuse of artificial intelligence ahead of this year’s election.
A senior Justice Department official raised the concerns in a court filing on Friday that sought to justify keeping the recording under wraps. The Biden administration is seeking to convince a judge to prevent the release of the recording of the president’s interview, which focused on his handling of classified documents.
The admission highlights the impact the AI-manipulated disinformation could have on voting and the limits of the federal government’s ability to combat it.
A conservative group that’s suing to force the release of the recording called the argument a “red herring.”
Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation accused the Justice Department of trying to protect Biden from potential embarrassment. A transcript of the interview showed the president struggling to recall certain dates and confusing details but showing a deep recall of information at other times.
“They don’t want to release this audio at all,” said Howell, executive director of the group’s oversight project. “They are doing the kitchen sink approach and they are absolutely freaked out they don’t have any good legal argument to stand on.”
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... because, of course, without this particular audio, there are absolutely no records of Biden with which a deepfake could be created. /s
:^)
Paging Captain Obvious!
Ex-cell-ent point.
HAHAHAHA.
Biden doesn’t need help from AI to sound like an evil jerk who mumbles and slurs. If anything Biden will use AI to make him sound lucid and virile.
Because it's not like there is already enough audio on Biden out there to create deep fakes if someone wanted to.
-PJ
“Justice Department’s ‘deepfake’ concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries”
so the FedGov will now no longer release any still or video ever again ... because deepfake ...
You are spot on with that assessment.
They lie.
It does NOT highlight misuse of AI.
It highlights the misuse of the Department of Justice.
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