Half of U.S. states seek to crack down on AI in elections

As the 2024 election cycle ramps up, at least 26 states have passed or are considering bills regulating the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in election-related communications. New analysis lays bare a messy patchwork of rules around the use of generative AI in politics, as experts increasingly sound the alarm on the evolving technology's power to sway or disenfranchise voters. There are few federal guardrails in place to regulate the use of AI—even President Biden's AI executive order is largely voluntary, with little enforcement power. Senators have introduced two bills to regulate generative AI in election campaigns, but they've yet to pass—even as many Americans fear the technology will hurt elections.