AI deepfakes are already in full force this election season

For years, we’ve been warned about the deleterious effects of deepfakes on our elections: AI-generated videos that can dupe voters into believing candidates have said or done things they haven’t. Now, well into the generative AI revolution and with the midterms months away, they’ve become a meme-y, juvenile feature of everyday politics—including in last night’s primary elections. In a tense Michigan Senate race, an attack video released by Republican Mike Rogers, almost certainly made with the…