AI Threatens UK General Election, Warns Cyber Security Agency

Artificial intelligence (AI) advancements pose an escalating danger to the integrity of the upcoming UK general election, according to a cautionary statement from Britain’s cyber security authority, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The agency’s annual review of cyber security issues highlighted concerns about the potential interference from countries like Russia, not only in the UK’s election but also in major elections across Western democracies, including the United States. The NCSC, a part of GCHQ, emphasized the rising risk of sophisticated technologies such as deepfake videos and other forms of disinformation that could influence voter preferences. Despite the safeguard of…