As the United States struggles with an unprecedented wave of AI-generated fake content in the lead-up to its presidential election, experts warn that Switzerland is not immune. On the contrary, the Alpine nation is particularly vulnerable to the disinformation tactics that threaten voters worldwide. "Switzerland is very vulnerable because if the people receive wrong information, they will probably make wrong decisions," says Touradj Ebrahimi, a professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and an expert on deepfakes. The expert argues that direct democracies, which grant citizens a prominent role in policymaking, will suffer the most from disinformation and deep fakes driven by artificial intelligence (AI). This applies to Switzerland as well as the majority of the American states, where not only elected representatives but also the people make important decisions. The ongoing US presidential election campaign illustrates how much AI can muddy the waters of ...
