Washington [USA], May 17: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two debates before the election on November 5, after much speculation and waiting. The "rematch" between the Democratic and Republican candidates will be hosted by CNN on June 27 and ABC on September 10.
Ready to "hit"
Even in arranging the debate date, the "war of words" between the two candidates was very exciting. Mr. Biden said he was ready to participate "anywhere, anytime", while Mr. Trump said his opponent was the "worst debater" he had ever met. The first debate will take place in Georgia, one of the battleground states, while a second location is being arranged. Neither debate is expected to have a live audience. Mr. Biden proposed a debate with the microphone automatically shutting off when the candidate ran out of speaking time, while Mr. Trump proposed that the debate last 2 hours and all candidates must stand.
Debates between presidential candidates often attract tens of millions of viewers to watch live television. The two upcoming debates are considered risky for President Biden and former President Trump, who are in an extremely tight race. According to Reuters, Mr. Biden's aides believe that the debate will have a negative impact on Mr. Trump when his opponent is forced to publicly express his views on many issues, including abortion rights, which they see as his opponent's weakness. direction. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump's aides said that Mr. Biden is prone to making mistakes in his speech and will make voters more concerned about his opponent's age.
Before the upcoming election, US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines warned that more and more foreign actors are using sophisticated interference tactics. Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee, she said foreign actors are increasingly using private companies to conduct election influence activities, making it difficult for US intelligence to find the mastermind. In addition, she is concerned that technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) will help foreign actors create realistic, large-scale political messages with content suitable for many languages and cultures. different.
Similarly, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner is also concerned that the election will be influenced by tapes and footage created by AI. He recalled the call impersonating President Biden urging voters not to go to the primary election in New Hampshire in January. "I'm worried that Congress has been unable to pass any legal corridor in the past 8 years. for AI-generated tricks is a big problem. The problem is that the tools are available and are becoming more and more dangerous," he said.
However, Director of the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Agency Jen Easterly affirmed that US election infrastructure "has never been as secure as it is today", and noted that there is no indication that bad actors have " change, delete, edit votes or otherwise cause changes" in the results of the 2018, 2020 or 2022 elections.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
