By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Is the Commission on Elections (Comelec) being swayed by sci-fi movies when robots rule Planet Earth?
On Wednesday (29 May 2024), the Comelec said it is eyeing to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake in campaign materials for the 2025 midterm polls.
“The abuse of this technology in campaign materials such as videos, audios, or other media forms may amount to fraudulent misrepresentation of candidates,” Comelec chairperson George Garcia said in his memorandum.
It was learned that AI is the simulation of human intelligence in machines or computers while deepfake is a digitally manipulated recording that shows fake images, audio, and video hoaxes.
“This defeats the very purpose of a campaign, which is to fully and truthfully inform the voting public about the elections and the candidates,” Garcia pointed out.
He also urged Congress to craft and pass a bill allowing the poll body to regulate a candidate’s social media posts during campaign periods.
(el Amigo/MNM)
