ElevenLabs Expands Election Safeguards for 2026's Global Election Year, Signs First MoU With Brazil's Electoral Court
ElevenLabs has announced it is expanding both sides of its election-related work ahead of 2026’s global election year: using voice AI to support electoral processes, and strengthening safeguards against impersonation and misinformation. Its partnership with Brazil’s electoral authority marks the company’s first formal agreement with a national election management body.
Details
- Brazil partnership: ElevenLabs is partnering with Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to add voice capability to the TSE’s “Electoral Assistant” ahead of October elections — the company’s first-ever MoU with a national election authority
- Fact-checking support: A training partnership with Comprova, a coalition of 42 Brazilian media outlets, will use ElevenLabs’ AI Speech Classifier for content verification
- U.S. efforts: Continued collaboration with California’s Countering Tech-Enabled Fraud Task Force, ongoing audio-watermarking work with Google DeepMind, and integration with Reality Defender’s deepfake-detection tools, alongside an expansion of “ElevenLabs for Government” for civic institutions
- Safety safeguards: “No Go Voices” blocks cloning the voices of public officials, candidates, and celebrities; “Voice CAPTCHA” compares uploaded samples against real-time recordings; automated real-time moderation flags harmful content; and traceability links generated content back to the creating account. The free AI Speech Classifier and Audio Detector tools remain publicly available
- Company statement: ElevenLabs said “voice AI can be an incredibly powerful tool for democracy,” citing use cases like turning dense official documents into spoken, conversational form
How to try it
- This is primarily a safety/partnership announcement rather than a new consumer feature
- The AI Speech Classifier and Audio Detector are free to use for anyone at elevenlabs.io
- Election authorities and media organizations can inquire about “ElevenLabs for Government” through the official site