Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold speaks at an Election Day press conference, Nov. 7, 2023, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library in Aurora. (Lindsey Toomer/Colorado Newsline)
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold wants to get ahead of any threats that artificial intelligence technology could pose to the election process by requiring disclaimers on political communications generated by AI.
It is one of the Democrat’s legislative priorities this year in advance of the 2024 general election.
“Coloradans and voters deserve to know when political content they’re consuming is real, or whether it has been generated, manipulated, deepfaked or been enhanced by AI,” Griswold said during a Thursday press conference with the state lawmakers running her desired bills.
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She said AI technology can “supercharge” the misinformation threats already persistent online by making it easier and faster to produce fake content.
She is especially concerned about deepfakes — manipulated, realistic-looking videos or photos created using AI that can show political actors doing or saying something they didn’t.