Council member questions on audit disclosure process
A council member who recently ran for office asks whether audit document requests could be incorporated into regular disclosure filings to reduce post-election audit burdens. Molillo agrees and describes plans for more real-time back and forth with campaigns.
Thank you, Chair.
I have a question about the audit.
Have you guys considered, because as you're going through a campaign, you have multiple disclosures.
We sympathize with the perspective of both.
We wholeheartedly share your concerns about the ways that AI technology could be used to spread false information to intentionally mislead or deceive voters about council members and other city candidates and officeholders.
I think they're like every six to eight weeks or something.
So as a recent candidate, the assumption is...
At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.
When you go through the disclosure process, you're asking for all the information that's missing that you need to entail.
We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.
So then when you get after post-election, you get this detailed audit request of all these.
We sympathize with the perspective of both.
We wholeheartedly share your concerns about the ways that AI technology could be used to spread false information to intentionally mislead or deceive voters about council members and other city candidates and officeholders.
Is there any way to include it in the disclosure to make the audit that much more timely?
At the Campaign Finance Board, we have placed a priority on learning about artificial intelligence.
Less of a headache.
We have a unique perspective on this topic rooted in our dual mandate to serve candidates and voters.