is going to be used to target undecided voters, and since it's a close election, the number of undecided voters could be 5, 6, or 7 percent,” Darrell West, vice president of the Governance Studies program at the Brookings Institution, told us in January. Gavin Newsom signed legislation a month later banning the distribution of artificially created or manipulated videos within 60 days of an election unless the video carries a statement disclosing it has been altered in some way. Keeping those points in mind can help you spot content created by artificial intelligence — whether it’s being presented as “shocking” cultural commentary or political info aimed at swaying the future of our country.