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@science.org warns against AI slop in research: “authentic research and validated findings will slow down to an expensive trickle into established knowledge, and the opportunities for flawed or fabricated information to be seen as reality will grow” www.science.org/doi/10.1126…

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The use of AI in political ads is not evenly distributed: “More than 80 percent of the ads were produced by Republican campaigns or Republican-aligned political action committees” #midterms #AI #ads $137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/10/…

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Really interesting. Liable for content! The court treated the AI overviews as Google's own content and rejected Google's argument that users were responsible for fact-checking the results themselves the-decoder.com/landmark-ger...

Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers the-decoder.com

Training data for AI models matter for what you get. A lot. And states can benefit. Good primer by @justinhendrix.bsky.social and @techpolicypress.bsky.social on @hwaight.bsky.social and team’s important piece in @nature.com www.techpolicy.press/language-mod...

Language Models Trained on State Media Sources Launder Propaganda | TechPolicy.Press techpolicy.press

Pope Leo warns about AI. A warning against misinformation, conflict, and the risk of “leading the world down a path of unending war” Pope Leo read the room right at least on one thing: citizens support regulation of AI Read: www.techpolicy.press/governments-... www.reuters.com…

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This story credits Member of the European Parliament @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org to call on Costa to "convene a special European Council summit dedicated to artificial intelligence as soon as possible." www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Europe’s 27 leaders to take on AI — finally politico.eu

The problem about AI, platforms and disinformation: “The dominant social media platforms do have clear rules….” But these are opaque, not enforced, not auditable, not transparent ! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

AI-driven disinformation running rampant on social media before US midterms, experts warn theguardian.com

Chatbots are increasingly popular for vote advice. They are inadequate advisors. www.npr.org/2026/11/02/n...

AI chatbots are becoming political advisers. Their answers can mislead voters npr.org

The lack of AI regulation is a political choice. Created by tremendous lobbying efforts. But there is no legitimacy for the lack of regulation. Research shows that citizens across the 🌎 🌍 🌏 want regulation, transparency and accountability. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/t...

As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind nytimes.com

Citizens across the world, also in the US, want AI to be regulated. "Citizens are growing increasingly frustrated with being powerless spectators as the AI race unfolds" Data from Japan, South Africa, Denmark, the Netherlands, Brazil and the U.S. www.techpolicy.press/governmen…

Governments Want to Ease AI Regulation for Innovation, But Do Citizens Agree? techpolicy.press

Many said this in past weeks. Now NYT too ‘AI programs are not human; they are human creations. Their complexity does not diminish the responsibility of their creators. If the programs cannot be trusted to work within the law, the companies should not release them’ 🎯 www.nytim…

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People are using chatbots for political information. The politics usage is diverse ⬇️ This data is based on Claude, comes from Anthropic which acknowledges the challenge to avoid that “Claude isn’t used to undermine the democratic process” #midterms www.anthropic.com/news/2026…

Preparing for the 2026 US midterms anthropic.com

It’s AI transparency day. From today 🇪🇺’s transparency rules apply so you know when you are dealing with an AI system Infographic: AP 🇳🇱

US president using AI to mock and brag about his censorship efforts of media/ satire/ free speech, amplified by official White House communication channels. All normal stuff.

5️⃣ quick thoughts on letters, leaders, and the dangers of AI. Last point: If you direct a company that develops and deploys a technology, you are responsible for it. If you are not in control, you are irresponsible and in breach.

Artificial intelligence will change how we experience politics

It’s hard: journalists are not that good at detecting AI content. Luckily they are better at detecting real content. But still … @lyngemoller.bsky.social presenting our (with @emilbakke.bsky.social and 🙋) paper #ica26 #awardwinning 😀 @ddc-sdu.bsky.social

AI generated fear campaign by Netanyahu in Israel’s election. In the EU such AI use would need to be labeled and identified as AI generated.

Big tech, AI, and big capital were aligned with the Trump administration in an unprecedented way. Many companies changed fundamentally. It will be *interesting* to see how company and leadership strategies will change in response to the new 🇺🇸 political power balance.

AI tech bro’s … 🎯 Ben Jennings @theguardian.com

The new AI transparency rules took effect August 2. I spoke to Politiken about the rules, what they can (not) do, why it is not a panacea, but how they provide guidance and how they can contribute to a broader societal debate about AI generated content.

Meer nuance graag! Politici en hun teams gebruiken AI. Daar is op zich niets mis mee. Net als in andere beroepsgroepen (zoals de journalistiek) is het belangrijk om een gesprek hierover te voeren en te erkennen dat dit onderwerpen en technologieën in ontwikkeling zijn. [1/4]