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Elections: Security, Hacking, and Technology

AI Chatbots Are Running for Office Now

WIRED Podcasts

AI Chatbots Are Running for Office Now

Leah Feiger

A January 6 Rioter Is Leading an Armed National Militia From Prison

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A January 6 Rioter Is Leading an Armed National Militia From Prison

David Gilbert

An AI Bot Is (Sort of) Running for Mayor in Wyoming

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An AI Bot Is (Sort of) Running for Mayor in Wyoming

Vittoria Elliott

There’s an AI Candidate Running for Parliament in the UK

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There’s an AI Candidate Running for Parliament in the UK

Vittoria Elliott

Russia Is Targeting Germany With Fake Information as Europe Votes

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Russia Is Targeting Germany With Fake Information as Europe Votes

Morgan Meaker

Google’s and Microsoft’s AI Chatbots Refuse to Say Who Won the 2020 US Election

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Google’s and Microsoft’s AI Chatbots Refuse to Say Who Won the 2020 US Election

David Gilbert

A Former President’s Daughter Used X to Bombard South Africa With Conspiracy Theories

Superspreader

A Former President’s Daughter Used X to Bombard South Africa With Conspiracy Theories

Vittoria Elliott

Welcome to the AI Election Year

WIRED Podcasts

Welcome to the AI Election Year

Leah Feiger

Trump Campaign Claims $34.8 Million Windfall After Guilty Verdict

Big Money

Trump Campaign Claims $34.8 Million Windfall After Guilty Verdict

Makena Kelly

2024 Is the Year of the Generative AI Election

WIRED Politics Lab

2024 Is the Year of the Generative AI Election

Vittoria Elliott

The WIRED AI Elections Project

The WIRED AI Elections Project

Vittoria Elliott

You Can Get Paid to Talk to Friends About Voting

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You Can Get Paid to Talk to Friends About Voting

Makena Kelly

Inside the Reluctant Fight to Ban Deepfake Ads

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Inside the Reluctant Fight to Ban Deepfake Ads

Makena Kelly

A Far-Right Indian News Site Posts Racist Conspiracies. US Tech Companies Keep Platforming It

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A Far-Right Indian News Site Posts Racist Conspiracies. US Tech Companies Keep Platforming It

Vittoria Elliott and David Gilbert

Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates Approve

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Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates Approve

Nilesh Christopher and Varsha Bansal

Russian Disinfo Campaign Blames Ukraine for Shooting of Slovakia’s Prime Minister

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Russian Disinfo Campaign Blames Ukraine for Shooting of Slovakia’s Prime Minister

David Gilbert and Morgan Meaker

RFK Jr. Is Priming His Audience for Election Denialism

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RFK Jr. Is Priming His Audience for Election Denialism

Anna Merlan

The US Election Threats Are Clear. What to Do About Them Is Anything But

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The US Election Threats Are Clear. What to Do About Them Is Anything But

William Turton

The TikTok Ultimatum Is Here. What Does It Mean?

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The TikTok Ultimatum Is Here. What Does It Mean?

WIRED Staff

Far-Right Sheriffs Want a Citizen Army to Stop ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Voters

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Far-Right Sheriffs Want a Citizen Army to Stop ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Voters

David Gilbert