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Case study: India - what is an AI election?

I can critically evaluate the impact of using AI in a general election.

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Case study: India - what is an AI election?

I can critically evaluate the impact of using AI in a general election.

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Key learning points

  1. AI played a key feature in India's general election and this raised many questions over its advantages and disadantages.
  2. Advantages included increased voter engagement, efficiency, improved outreach and translation features.
  3. Disadvanatges included disinformation, deepfakes, data privacy and manipulation.
  4. AI could have a place in future elections, but the benefits would need to be balanced against the risks.

Keywords

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) - technology that makes machines think and act like humans

  • Manipulated - controlled or influenced, often unfairly or dishonestly

  • Analysis - the detailed examination of something, breaking it down into parts to understand it better

  • Tactic - a planned action to achieve a specific goal

Common misconception

That AI is soleley used to create and spread disinformation, often via deepfakes.

AI can also be used to identify and delete disinfomation.


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The deepfakes used during the Indian general election are readily available online, these could be looked at as a class.
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6 Questions

Q1.
AI created to manipulate a video clip or images to create new deceptive content, often with known faces or voices is known as what?
Correct Answer: deepfake, deep fake
Q2.
Disinfomation is .
true information deliberately spread to harm people.
Correct answer: false information deliberately spread to deceive or manipulate people.
false information accidentally spread that deceives or manipulates people.
true information deliberately spread to validate people.
Q3.
Match the type of deepfake to its description.
Correct Answer:video,a deepfake which can use both sound and visuals
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a deepfake which can use both sound and visuals

Correct Answer:audio,mimic people’s voices
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mimic people’s voices

Correct Answer:image,fake photos
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fake photos

Q4.
In a democracy, it's important that citizens can the media.
Correct Answer: trust, rely on
Q5.
What could be analysed by AI to target political information?
Correct answer: personal information shared online
shopping receipts from in-store purchases
hair colour and eye colour
Q6.
A bad actor in digital media is an individual or a group that uses digital media in __________.
positive ways
Correct answer: negative ways
a bad actor doesn't use digital media

6 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct definition for artificial intelligence (AI)?
Correct answer: technology that makes machines think and act like humans
technology that makes animals think and act like humans
technology that makes humans think and act like animals
Q2.
If someone is being controlled or influenced, often unfairly or dishonestly, they are being...
Correct Answer: manipulated
Q3.
Which is not an example of a method of AI used in the Indian election?
deepfakes
robocalls
Correct answer: ascots
chatbots
Q4.
Match the AI method or issue to whether it was viewed as an advantage or disadvantage.
Correct Answer:increased voter engagement,advantage
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advantage

Correct Answer:production of multilingual information,advantage
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advantage

Correct Answer:increased outreach,advantage
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advantage

Correct Answer:increased disinformation,disadvantage
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disadvantage

Correct Answer:data privacy,disadvantage
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disadvantage

Correct Answer:manipulation,disadvantage
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disadvantage

Q5.
In a democracy, the media should provide...
biased information
Correct answer: factual information
malicious infomation
scaremongering information
Q6.
When considering whether has a place in future elections, the advantages should be weighed up with the disadvantages.
Correct Answer: AI, artificial intelligence