Elon Musk Calls For ‘Eliminating’ EVMs, Cites ‘Risk Of Being Hacked By Humans, AI’ – News18
Elon Musk said the risk of EVMs being hacked is small but ‘is still too high’ and called for elimination of EVMs. (Image: Reuters)
Musk said EVMs should be eliminated after irregularities were reported during the Puerto Rican elections.
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday called for eliminating electronic voting machines (EVMs) citing that these machines could be hacked by humans or artificial intelligence.
We should eliminate electronic voting machines. The risk of being hacked by humans or AI, while small, is still too high. https://t.co/PHzJsoXpLh— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 15, 2024
“We should eliminate electronic voting machines. The risk of being hacked by humans or AI, while small, is still too high,” Musk said, quote-posting a post by US presidential contender Robert F Kennedy Jr who initially wrote about EVM irregularities during elections in Puerto Rico.
“Puerto Rico’s primary elections just experienced hundreds of voting irregularities related to electronic voting machines. Luckily, there was a paper trail so the problem was identified and vote tallies corrected,” US presidential contender Robert F Kennedy Jr. said in his original X post, citing the Associated Press.
“What happens in jurisdictions where there is no paper trail? US citizens need to know that every one of their votes were counted, and that their elections cannot be hacked. We need to return to paper ballots to avoid electronic interference with elections,” he further added.
“My administration will require paper ballots and we will guarantee honest and fair elections,” he said.
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