Dispatches · SEASON 38
Can AI Steal Your Vote?
Episode 7 · 2024-06-27

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Election campaigners and experts have warned that artificial intelligence tools could risk politically motivated disinformation flooding social media feeds in ways that recently seemed unimaginable. The fear is that deepfakes and other AI-generated material could influence votes. Cathy Newman reports on the issue, illustrating the effect that AI could have on 12 households of undecided voters. The homes are fed AI-generated material advised by political experts, with the residents none the wiser. Will the experiment succeed? If so, what does it say about the power of AI to influence the vote?
60 minutes
Season 38 episodes
1. Coca-Cola's Dirty Secret2024-05-16
2. The War on Britain's Motorists2024-05-23
3. Kill Zone: Inside Gaza2024-05-30
4. The Truth About Temu2024-05-30
5. Rubbish Tip Britain2024-06-21
6. Undercover A&E: NHS in Crisis2024-06-24
7. Can AI Steal Your Vote?2024-06-27
8. Britain's Unsolved Crimewave2024-07-16
9. Barbie's Dirty Secrets2024-10-11
10. Vinted's Dirty Laundry2024-10-18
11. The King, The Prince & Their Secret Millions2024-11-02
12. Britain's Shoplifting Gangs Exposed2024-11-25
13. Britain's Benefits Scandal2024-12-02