Governance can prevent AI from being used to undermine democracy. But only if it has teeth.

Link: In Geneva, the World Can Anchor AI Governance in Free Expression, by Isabelle Anzabi in Tech Policy PressI like that this is happening, will appreciate the recommendations that arise from it, and know with complete certainty that no major AI vendor will adhere to them unless they are forced:“The United Nations is convening its Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance in Geneva July 6-7, and the stakes are high: what rights will anchor the future of how the world governs AI? Generative AI systems mediate, filter, and generate the information we encounter every day. They are, at their core, a technology of expression and access to information. How we govern them will have downstream effects on what people can say, seek, and know. Geneva is where we can get that right.”A previous UNESCO meeting recommended governance that “bars AI systems from being used for social scoring or mass surveillance, and requires member states to ensure that AI actors respect rights in the…