“Every election now we’re hearing it’s going to be ‘the AI election’ and voters are going to be tricked. What I think is happening in part is that everyone’s on their guard. We all know that we can’t necessarily believe our eyes or our ears and things that a politician might appear to say or do might not necessarily be true, so that’s a little bit of a natural check.”

Richard Hasen · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15

Hasen said voters are now more on guard against AI-generated fakes, providing a natural check against digital deception.