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For everyone to benefit from the rapid advances in AI, we need to bridge the AI literacy gap. Here are the policy actions leaders can take to address this new digital divide.

United States Sen. Martin Heinrich engaged in a dynamic AI “fireside” chat with a group of small-business owners at the WESST Enterprise Center. The event followed an AI literacy session led by AI & You founder and CEO Susan Gonzales, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of regulating artificial intelligence.

On Monday, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) spoke at an event about artificial intelligence and its impact in the community. The event, hosted by the Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency Team (WESST) and Bay Area-based nonprofit AIandYou, centered on AI and how it affects education, the workforce and small businesses.

On Monday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich met with a group of small-business owners who were learning how to use artificial intelligence to discuss the promises and pitfalls of AI. “So much of this is just about having a really human sounding chat bot that can speed up the things that you're already doing,” he said.

Susan Gonzales, founder of AIandYou, discusses the threats posed by deepfakes during election years and provides tips for staying informed online with ABC7 News Midday Live.

This election year, there is a new potential factor that may have some voters on edge: artificial intelligence. The founder of Bay Area-based nonprofit AIandYou chats with NBC Bay Area about the issue.

As AI continues to evolve, political campaigns have started using the technology to spread information to the public and engage voters. AI-powered technologies can generate text messages, images, videos, and speech patterns to create campaign messaging and advertisements. The software is also used to generate campaign emails, posing potential benefits and risks for its use in political ads. Lawmakers at the federal and state levels have called for regulations around the new technology. In Wisconsin, the legislature passed a bill requiring agencies to include a disclosure for any video or audio communication purchased for a political ad with AI-generated content. Governor Tony Evers signed the proposal into law on Thursday.

The 2024 U.S. presidential election may look a lot like the 2020 vote, with the two major party nominations likely going to the same men, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. One big difference will be the use of artificial intelligence, which is playing a growing role in American politics.

AI literacy will be integral to preserving a fair and free election -- and every business has its role to play.

Will AI literacy soon become as important a subject to teach in schools as reading, writing and math? Many education leaders think so, as ChatGPT and other new generative AI tools sweep into daily life.