SYNTHETIC P LITICS - PREPARING DEMOCRACY FOR GENERATIVE AI

We set out recommendations to (1) reduce the production and dissemination of harmful synthetic content and (2) to empower users so that harmful impacts of synthetic content are reduced in the immediate term. [...] UK Policymakers should invest in independent research to monitor AP1.4 policymakers the volume, type and potential effects of synthetic content generated in the run-up to the current set of elections as far as possible, as well as the risks it poses to the democratic principles of Truth, Equality, and Non-violence, with findings to inform the development of effective regulatory oversight further d. [...] We are committed to managing our disagreements through respectful engagement and voting instead of the use of force, respecting the outcomes of elections and the peaceful transition of power. [...] The EU has taken a lead on this in publishing draft guidelines for consultation already under the DSA on protecting the integrity of elections.100 In the UK, however, protecting democratic integrity online does not fall under the remit of a sole regulator, with Ofcom responsible for Online Safety (where the content is illegal or harmful to children), the ECHR responsible for equalities, the Electo. [...] It will be difficult to enforce labelling of other synthetic content, as detection of AI-generated content is not highly accurate.112 However, even without effective enforcement, it is valuable for users be to given tools to enable them to add labels to their own content regarding the provenance of content at the point of posting113 - or flag content they see as potentially AI-generated.114 This w.