Indonesia election gives glimpse of AI influence on democracy

This year more people than ever before will vote in elections across the globe. But there are growing fears that Artificial Intelligence will threaten the integrity of the campaigns.

Tomorrow, voters in the world’s third largest democracy, Indonesia, head to the polls in an election marked by A.I. generated content that’s blurred the lines of fact and fiction – turning some candidates into cartoons and even bringing back leaders from the dead.