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The 2024 presidential election is one of the most highly-watched political races in the nation right now. On both sides of the aisle, candidates must make the case to voters regarding why they should win their party's nomination.

Next week, Republican candidates who meet the criteria to debate will gather with one another in Miami. This debate will likely cover a wide array of issues, including the war in Israel, the economy, and which GOP contender stands the best chance against Biden.

On the Democratic side, Rep. Dean Phillips recently entered the 2024 race to challenge the president for the party's nomination. Phillips believes it's time for the Democrat Party to see a generational leadership shift. He also worries that Biden cannot defeat Trump (should he win the GOP nomination) again.

However, outside of partisan conflicts, the potential impacts that artificial intelligence (AI) could have on the upcoming presidential election are of concern to many Americans.

A closer look at public sentiment regarding AI, 2024

AP-NORC, in a new poll, recently teamed up with the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy to track what Americans think about AI and the 2024 election. To say much of the feedback wasn't cheerful would be an understatement.

The results showed that almost six in ten people believe AI will lead to the spread of more false information during the upcoming White House race.

Americans have already seen previews of this. AI's been used to create deepfakes of candidates appearing to make certain public remarks that they didn't make in reality. Likewise, some folks are beginning to weaponize AI to create photos that aren't real, yet serve a certain narrative.

In light of this, 66% of polled individuals affirmed their support for federal bans against political ads using AI to create false images. Interestingly enough, a majority of Republicans and Democrats alike favor this.

Furthermore, there is strong support for social media sites to put disclaimers on political content generated by AI. That comes in addition to most people who favor social platforms prohibiting deceptive AI political content or even the government banning any political ads that rely upon AI.

The elephant in the room

As AI continues to evolve and develop, it's only a matter of time before more people begin calling for the government to regulate it. What this will look like and how it'll all pan out remains to be seen.