How AI-generated news sites threaten election integrity [Video]

A new issue is emerging as unchecked artificial intelligence continues to permeate online: There’s an explosion of websites that look like news sites — but they’re automated through AI. Hearst Television’s National Investigative Unit spoke with several secretaries of state, the people ultimately responsible for conducting elections in their states, who said there are real concerns that stealth uses of AI in this manner could influence the outcome of elections across the country. Maine Secretary of State targetedMaine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows knows about the impact of misinformation all too well.According to online articles from what appeared to be a news website, she was arrested, served time at Guantanamo Bay — and was executed. But none of it was true. “We were in this awkward position of having to explain, to some media outlets, like USA Today, also to some voters, ‘No, I’m alive and well. I’m, you know, …