We stand at a crossroads with AI in elections

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday explained artificial intelligence as she convened a roundtable with labor and civil rights leaders to talk about the technology. It appears that there won't be any new regulations on the use of artificial intelligence or AI in elections from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for the 2024 election cycle, based on the recent vote to table the pursuit of regulations on "deepfake" political ads. Some are concerned that the election could become an "AI arms race". The rationale behind this is a common proliferation scenario where each party fears the other having more weapons, so it gets more itself. Where to draw the line is an important question.