Tech giants promise to work on deepfake detection, distribution in advance of elections

Leading developers of generative artificial intelligence and social media platforms committed at the Munich Security Conference to trying to counter use of the technology to deceive voters leading up to electoral contests across the globe, but public-interest advocates say the pledge falls well short of what’s urgently needed.

The “Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections” is a set of commitments “to deploy technology countering harmful AI-generated content meant to deceive voters,” reads a Feb.16...