The draft of the accord will be presented at the Munich Security Conference, which begins today, and companies including Meta, Microsoft, Google, TikTok, and OpenAI will present details.
The agreement comes as 64 countries plus the European Union are set to hold national elections this year.
According to Time Magazine, 2 billion eligible voters globally will head to the polls, representing about 49% of the global population.
It also includes commitments to a more transparent conversation about how these technology giants are combating AI-generated information on their various platforms.
Some in the tech community are unsupportive of the initiative as it draws attention away from regulating these major firms.
Meredith Whittaker, co-founder of the AI Now Institute, reviewed the draft of the pledge and doesn't believe these tech companies can be trusted to oversee themselves.
Political deepfakes are becoming more prevalent in an array of different countries, including the US and the UK. Just recently, an AI-generated deepfake robocall impersonating President Biden was released, urging voters in New Hampshire to abstain from the primary election.
This Cyber News was published on www.darkreading.com. Publication date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:30:25 +0000