Focus on what impact AI could play in the upcoming election

Is the impact of artificial intelligence something to worry about during election campaigns, or should voters be a little more concerned about what's happening in the realm of actual human intelligence?
AI-related fake news was one of the issues in focus in central Christchurch Thursday night, when a number of local scholars gave public addresses on an array of international trends and how they affect New Zealand.
Donald Matheson, a former journalist turned professor of communications at the University of Canterbury, was one of the speakers with a particular eye on the ability of AI to disrupt the democratic process.
Matheson spoke to Corin Dann.