Summary
Australian Senator David Shoebridge has raised concerns about the threat AI deepfakes pose to democracy, urging New Zealand to take notice. He highlighted that deepfakes have been increasingly used in elections worldwide, with no existing laws in either Australia or New Zealand to prohibit their political use. Shoebridge emphasized the urgent need for legislation to combat the rapid spread of misinformation via social media, noting that politicians are vulnerable to being targeted by both domestic opponents and external entities like those in the fossil fuel industry.
