As Congress takes steps to regulate artificial intelligence in elections, recent economic claims by major presidential candidates have come under the microscope, revealing some inconsistencies. President Joe Biden has made claims about inflation. “When I became president, it was 9%. It was 9%,” Biden said. However, this statement is false. In 2021, when Biden took office, the inflation rate was 1.4%. It rose steadily during the first 17 months of his presidency, reaching a peak of more than 9% about two years ago. Current data from last month shows the inflation rate to be around 3.4%. Former President Donald Trump also made the claim during a campaign rally in New Jersey. “His employment numbers are false. They're completely false. They're fixed numbers, they're fraudulent numbers,” Trump said. President Trump offered no evidence that these numbers were rigged. FactCheck.org reports that when President Trump claimed in 2016 that the unemployment rate released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was false, he dismissed the validity of the numbers and statistics as “bogus numbers.” be. But since his inauguration, President Trump has touted the BLS jobs report, and in addition to fact-checking, there has been a focus on misinformation and how to stop its spread. This week, a Senate subcommittee outlined legislation to curb the ways artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies could undermine elections. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said, “We cannot allow our democracy to be undermined by ads, videos, and robocalls where you literally can't tell whether it's a candidate you like or a candidate you don't like.” Ta. The proposed bill would ban deceptive AI content used to influence federal elections, require AI disclaimers in political ads, and create voluntary guidelines for state election officials. It has become. The Justice Department also announced that it will seek harsher penalties for election crimes that utilize artificial intelligence, particularly when AI is used to intimidate election officials.
While Congress takes steps to regulate artificial intelligence in elections, recent economic claims by major presidential candidates have come under the microscope, revealing some contradictions.
President Joe Biden has made a point about inflation.
“When I became president, it was 9%. It was 9%,” Biden said.
However, this statement is false.
In 2021, when Biden took office, the inflation rate was 1.4%. It rose steadily during the first 17 months of his presidency, peaking at more than 9% about two years ago. Current data from last month shows the inflation rate to be around 3.4%.
Former President Donald Trump also made the claim at a campaign rally in New Jersey.
“His employment numbers are false. They're completely false. They're fixed numbers, they're fraudulent numbers,” Trump said.
President Trump offered no evidence that these numbers were rigged.
According to a report from FactCheck.org, President Trump previously dismissed the validity of the numbers and statistics as “false numbers” when he claimed in 2016 that the unemployment rate released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was false. But Trump touted the BLS employment numbers after he took office.
In addition to fact-checking, there is also a focus on misinformation and how to stop its spread. This week, a Senate subcommittee outlined legislation to curb the ways artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies could undermine elections.
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said, “We cannot allow our democracy to be undermined by ads, videos, and robocalls where you literally can't tell whether it's a candidate you like or a candidate you don't like.” Ta.
The proposed bill would ban deceptive AI content used to influence federal elections, require AI disclaimers in political ads, and create voluntary guidelines for state election officials. It has become.
The Justice Department also announced that it will seek harsher penalties for election crimes that utilize artificial intelligence, particularly when AI is used to intimidate election officials.
