Election officials warn misleading, false messaging and disinformation could rise closer to Election Day [Video]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As Election Day approaches, administrators are warning voters to be wary of misleading content and messages that could be designed to sway opinions. Tech experts are also warning that artificially intelligent technology could give people the tools to easily fake photos and videos of candidates.

Paul Sponcia, the CEO of The IT Company, said artificial intelligence can generate content that tests people’s skepticism. It can mimic voices and create simple videos that can appear to show people in bizarre circumstances. The technology can also be used to impersonate people. 

“It can impersonate your voice and you can call somebody, and it’s not you,” he said. “It’s so powerful now, that we can actually replicate things we could never have replicated.”

However, artificial intelligence is not perfect. The Better Business Bureaureports generated images tend to have glossy …