AI could expose how Georgia voters cast their ballot, researchers warn
Summary
Researchers found that artificial intelligence (AI) tools could be used to link votes to specific voters in Georgia, potentially breaking ballot secrecy. This discovery has led state election officials to take steps to protect voter privacy ahead of upcoming elections.Key Facts
- A Princeton researcher used a $20 AI subscription and public data to connect ballot records to voters in Georgia.
- Ballot secrecy means that votes should not be linked to individual voters to prevent influence or intimidation.
- AI was able to identify 98.9% of in-person ballots in most Georgia counties by matching voting order with ballot records.
- Georgia officials held an emergency meeting to address the privacy risks posed by AI.
- The outgoing Georgia Secretary of State ordered that public election data remove identifying numbers after elections to protect voter privacy.
- Ballots get unique ID numbers to prevent fraud, but these IDs can be combined with other data to identify voters’ choices.
- Election experts say the method to assign ballot IDs is not random enough, which allows this vulnerability.
- The issue relates to election security and the protection of voters’ private choices in the U.S.
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