Software tackling deepfakes to be piloted for Scottish and Welsh elections

Electoral Commission says tools to detect AI-generated content could be in place before campaigns begin

Election officials are working at speed" with the Home Office on a pilot project to combat the use of deepfakes to target candidates standing in this year's Scottish and Welsh elections.

Officials at the Electoral Commission in Scotland said they and the Home Office expected software capable of detecting AI-generated deepfake videos and images to be operational before election campaigns begin in late March.