General Election: How deepfake audio threatens elections

Experts are warning UK politicians should be prepared for deepfake audio to affect the general election.

President Biden, Sir Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan have all been targeted in recent months.

Democracy campaigners are concerned that deepfakes could be used not just by hostile foreign actors, or lone individuals who want to disrupt the process - but political parties themselves.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/warning-to-uk-politicians-over-risk-of-audio-deepfakes-that-could-derail-the-general-election-13146573

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