Debating the Ethics of AI Voice Translation in Politics

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Nov 14 2023 | 00:03:07

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams made headlines when he used AI to make calls to constituents in Spanish, Yiddish, and Mandarin — despite not speaking any of those languages.

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