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Chipotle Mexican Grill recently announced plans to hire 20,000 new employees as the 'Burrito Season' approaches. This recruitment drive aims to address the upcoming peak dining season. The company's Chief Human Resources Officer, Ilene Eskenazi, stated that these positions offer applicants a great career starting point and help them achieve their career goals within the company. Eskenazi pointed out that many current...

Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, publicly shared a letter from the U.S. Senate regarding concerns over the large donations made by OpenAI and other tech companies during the Trump election period. The letter was revealed late at night, sparking widespread discussion. It mentions that since Trump's election, large tech companies like OpenAI have donated millions to his inauguration fund, raising concerns in the Senate. They believe that such large donations may be an attempt to influence the upcoming election.

Microsoft recently released a white paper that deeply analyzes the malicious use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), including issues such as fraud, child sexual abuse materials, election manipulation, and non-consensual private imagery. The company emphasizes that these issues are not only technical challenges but also significant threats to society. Image source credit: Image generated by AI, image licensed from Midjourney. According to Microsoft’s white paper, criminals are increasingly leveraging the capabilities of generative AI to commit wrongdoing. These malicious acts include the use of AI-generated falsehoods.

As the U.S. elections approach, AI search engines are facing significant challenges. At this critical moment, major tech companies are striving to provide accurate and reliable information to address concerns about misinformation and the 'hallucinations' generated by AI content. In this competition, Perplexity AI has caught attention with its new AI Election Center. This platform offers real-time updates, incorporating data from the Associated Press and collaborating with the nonprofit voter guidance site Democracy Works.

Recently, AI search company Perplexity officially launched its new Election Information Center, aimed at providing voters with reliable voting information. This platform will offer users AI-generated answers to voting-related questions, candidate summaries, and will track real-time voting results on Election Day, November 5, with data sourced from the Associated Press. Perplexity stated that the data provided by this voter information center, including voting requirements, polling locations, and times, is based on the non-profit organization Democra.

Recently, a study released by Adobe titled 'Authenticity in the Age of AI' revealed that many people feel confused and anxious when obtaining information due to the increasing prevalence of AI-generated content. The survey, which included 2,000 US consumers, shows that concerns about misinformation are growing ahead of the upcoming 2024 US presidential election. The results indicate that 94% of respondents are very worried that misinformation will affect the upcoming election results. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by service provider.

As the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a new player on the electoral battlefield. AI technology can generate false images, videos, and audio, influencing voter decision-making, a trend that has manifested in multiple instances. For example, former President Trump shared AI-generated images attempting to mislead the public, while residents of New Hampshire encountered deepfake calls aimed at dissuading them from participating in the Democratic primaries. Experts warn that the impact of AI-generated misinformation could substantially alter election outcomes, and current detection technologies remain underdeveloped.

Musk's social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has made adjustments to address the issue of misinformation related to the 2024 presidential election, particularly targeting its AI system Grok to guide users to official information sources like vote.gov for the latest election updates. Several Secretaries of State in the U.S. have expressed concerns about Grok's errors in handling election-related matters, pointing out that it may lead to confusion and demanding corrections. Grok mistakenly claimed that the ballot deadlines in certain states had passed after President Biden announced his withdrawal from the race, causing widespread concern.

Microsoft released a report indicating that Iran is utilizing cyber influence operations and generative artificial intelligence to control the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Activities have increased since June, including online reconnaissance, infiltrating online crowds, and websites. The report mentions that several Iranian organizations are involved, such as 'Sefid Flood', which creates chaos by impersonating social and political activists to undermine public trust in authorities; the 'Mint Sandstorm' organization conducts phishing attacks. Additionally, the 'Storm-2035' network operates fake news websites.

The Grok chatbot on social media platform X incorrectly claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris is not qualified on certain 2024 U.S. presidential ballots, based on erroneous AI search results. This raised concerns among secretaries of state, who called on X CEO Elon Musk to promptly correct the AI search assistant to ensure voters receive accurate information. The incident quickly spread on X, despite Grok being available only to premium users with a misinformation warning, erroneous information still circulated widely. Musk's recent comments and actions, including sharing ...

Google restricts its AI chatbot Gemini from answering queries related to elections. The decision aims to reduce potential errors in technology deployment. This involves the U.S. presidential election and national elections in other countries. Google is increasingly concerned about the potential misinformation of AI technology in elections.

The CEO of Midjourney informed users in a Discord chat that the company is considering a ban on generating images of political figures such as Biden and Trump. This move aims to avoid controversy and disputes during the election season, which could affect political discussions and exchanges of views among users. It has sparked discussions about user and social media platform policies, with some supporting the maintenance of order and harmony on the platform, while others are concerned about restrictions on freedom of speech.

OpenAI announces its 2024 election plan, prohibiting tools that impersonate candidates or governments, and preventing their use for campaigning and lobbying. It introduces digital certificates to combat forgery of images generated by Dall-E, simplifying the discernment process. OpenAI tools will direct users with voting inquiries to the authoritative site CanIVote.org. The initiative is in the rollout phase and relies on user reports of misconduct. Experts warn that as the election approaches, the risk of misinformation rises, calling for the cultivation of media literacy to question information.