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International Courant
Taylor Swift stated on Tuesday that she plans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election — and that AI-generated pictures circulating of herself pushed her partly to make her help public.
“Just lately I used to be made conscious that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his web site. It actually conjured up my fears round AI, and the hazards of spreading misinformation,” Swift wrote in an Instagram put up. “It introduced me to the conclusion that I have to be very clear about my precise plans for this election as a voter. The best solution to fight misinformation is with the reality.”
Her put up references an incident in late August, wherein Trump shared a set of pictures to Reality Social supposed to point out help for his presidential marketing campaign. A few of the images depict “Swifties for Trump,” and one other clearly AI-generated picture exhibits Swift herself in an Uncle Sam-type picture with textual content studying, “Taylor needs YOU to vote for Donald Trump.” The previous president captioned the put up, “I settle for!”
In her endorsement put up, Swift additionally talked about LGBTQ rights, reproductive care, and IVF as particular points she cares about. She additionally directed followers to her Instagram story, the place she added a hyperlink to register to vote.
Some AI firms have elevated restrictions on instruments in an effort to chop down on election-related misinformation. Google, for instance, lately introduced it might restrict election queries in AI Overviews, the corporate’s AI-generated search outcomes characteristic.
