IGF 2024 Youth Track – AI and Threats: new strategies to detect AI-generated political deepfakes – Pre 10 2024
17 June 2024 | 14:30 - 15:30 EEST (tbc) | WS room 1
Consolidated programme 2024
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Title: [IGF 2024 Youth Track] AI and Threats: new strategies to detect AI-generated political deepfakes
In the crucial election year of 2024, through a dialogue between the current and next generation of experts and leaders, we will explore the challenges posed by political deepfakes, their direct and indirect effects on elections and public trust, and collaborative strategies to safeguard the integrity of democratic processes.
Session description
The UN IGF Secretariat, in collaboration with the current IGF Host Country and all Youth IGF coordinators, is designing and implementing the IGF Youth Track as a capacity development activity implemented throughout the year-round IGF process including at the annual IGF meeting. This year's IGF Youth Track is focused on unpacking AI governance. Under the motto Empowering youth leaders for trusted AI, the track will be officially launched at EuroDIG with the very first capacity development workshop.
Through a dialogue with senior stakeholders, a network of Youth IGF coordinators will explore the significant influence of AI on democracy by deepfakes impacting the political discourse. In recent years, the quality of deep fake technology has improved dramatically, and with its widespread accessibility, it is now available to a vast audience at minimal cost. It is estimated that the number of deepfakes tripled in 2023, compared to 2022. With 2024 being a pivotal election year, this session explores the impact of deepfakes on the political discourse, the challenges arising from this, and how we can collaboratively strive to safeguard the integrity of elections and democratic processes.
Together with senior experts, the Youth IGF network will discuss both the direct and indirect effects of political deepfakes. While political deepfakes can be used in campaigns to influence voters and elections, the indirect effect of this widespread technology cannot be understated. The pollution of the public information ecosystem and the inability to distinguish between fact and fake can lead to uncertainty and distrust. In this session, we will delve into strategies to enhance election integrity and build trust in democracy amidst the growing prevalence of political deepfakes.
Format
Interactive roundtable exchange between youth from around the world and senior experts
Further reading
About the IGF Youth Track
About deepfakes
- Tackling deepfakes in European Policy, written by the European Parliamentary Research Service
- A look at global deepfake regulation approaches, written by Responsible AI Institute
People
Focal Points:
- Anja Gengo, IGF Secretariat
- Nadia Tjahja, YOUthDIG Coordinator
Moderator:
- Pilar Rodriguez, YOUthDIG Org Team/youth IGF Spain
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