Joan Donovan of Boston University discusses the risks posed by deepfakes and other forms of political deception enabled by artificial intelligence. She’s not as impressed, though, by the technology’s business prospects.
Security concerns loom large in this year’s presidential election. Megan Maier of the organization Verified Voting discusses how to reduce the risk that voting machines could be involved in inaccurate or manipulated ballot counts.
President Biden has ambitious goals for decarbonizing transportation and other sectors. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says meeting those goals requires bringing the clean energy supply chain home.
However, the trade group is willing to oppose fellow conservatives in defending platforms’ right to reject some forms of speech. Isaiah Poritz of Bloomberg Law explains NetChoice’s role in the industry.
