The introduction of deepfakes—highly realistic video and audio content made through artificial intelligence—in local and federal elections alike has opened a pandora’s box that will be difficult, if not impossible, to close, USA Today Network reports. While Louisiana’s highest-profile incident of an election-cycle deepfake—a video of former Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins—likely didn’t sway voters,
How advocates are working to combat deepfakes in Louisiana’s elections
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