AI fakes raise election risks as lawmakers and tech companies scramble to catch up

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Voters wait to cast their ballots on Jan. 23 in Loudon, New Hampshire. Shortly before voting began, some voters in the state got calls from a faked version of President Biden’s voice urging them not to vote, a sign of the potential that deepfakes could have on the electoral process. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

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“What a bunch of malarkey.” That’s what thousands of New Hampshire voters heard last month when they received a robocall purporting to be from President Biden. The voice on the other end sounded like the

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