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Public reporting vs deepfakes
By J.Lo
“Citizens will be ones to pressure platforms into taking down posts, and hopefully they will coordinate with us about it,” Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said despite lack of manpower, Comelec expects its campaign against use of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes in next year’s polls to succeed with public support.
Comelec Chairman George Garcia expects public to report candidates who will engage in illegal use of deepfakes and AI during campaign.
Comelec chief said commission will also enter into memorandum of agreement with different platforms for intensified efforts against AI and deepfakes.
According to Garcia, to succeed, commission needs support of all sectors, including government agencies, in effort to regulate use of AI and social media.
He said prohibition against use of AI and deepfakes should cover all nationwide candidates.
Comelec, Garcia said, will come out with proper guidelines governing use of AI and social media.
“What we will propose to Commission en banc is to include this with other election offences, and number two in disqualification,” he said.
However, Garcia said Comelec is not inclined to impose absolute ban on use of AI and social media during campaign.
“We are unable to stop people from using AI and social media…what’s better is that we regulate or prohibit one aspect of campaign on social media…we cannot ban social media because, for me, it might intrude with what we call freedom of expression,” he said.
Garcia said poll body can act motu proprio against deepfakes, but they would also encourage public reporting.
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