Generative AI Skews Simulated Election Outcomes
Researchers ran Capture the Narrative, a four-week social media wargame involving 108 teams from 18 Australian universities to test how consumer-grade generative AI bots influence a fictional presidential election. Over the campaign, more than 60% of platform content—over seven million posts—was bot-generated, and simulated voters produced a 1.78% swing that flipped the result. The study shows how easily misinformation can be produced and amplified, underscoring urgent need for digital literacy.
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