AI-generated deepfakes provide a “perfect storm” for malicious states and criminals who want to hijack the general election, the home secretary has warned.
Speaking ahead of meetings with Silicon Valley bosses where he will urge greater action to protect democracy, James Cleverly said the rapid advancement of technology combined with the mass use of social media poses a serious threat to elections being held around the world this year.
He is expected to meet the bosses of Google, Meta, Apple, YouTube and other major tech companies in San Francisco to tell them to take collective action to protect democracy.
Cleverly warned that “malign actors” — including those acting on behalf of hostile states such as Russia and Iran — and criminals will attempt to use
