The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday, Feb. 17, edition that a group of 20 tech companies announced on Friday that they will collaborate to prevent deceptive artificial intelligence content from interfering with global elections this year. A Reuters dispatch to The Globe reports that the rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence (AI), which can create text, images and video in seconds in response to prompts, has heightened fears that the new technology could be used to sway major elections this year, as more than half of the world's population is set to head to the polls. Signatories of the tech accord, which was announced at the Munich Security Conference, include companies that are building generative AI models used to create content, including OpenAI, Microsoft and Adobe. Other signatories include Meta, TikTok and X. The agreement includes commitments to collaborate on developing tools for detecting misleading AI-generated images, video and audio, creating public awareness campaigns to educate voters on deceptive content, and taking action on such content on their services. Technology to identify AI-generated content or certify its origin could include water marking or embedding metadata.