Click Here 87. SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘How AI Will Turbocharge Misinformation’ from Humans vs. Machines
Oct 3, 2023
Explore the dangers of AI and misinformation, including the rise of deepfakes and their impact on society. Learn about AI-generated false accusations of sexual harassment and the challenges of content moderation on social media. Understand the limitations of AI and the importance of human discernment in analyzing content.
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AI Turbocharges Misinformation
- AI enables misinformation creation and spread at unprecedented scale and near zero cost.
- Large language models replace armies of trolls by cheaply producing convincing false content.
AI Hallucinates False Accusations
- Jonathan Turley was falsely accused of sexual harassment by ChatGPT with fabricated evidence from a nonexistent article.
- This AI hallucination demonstrates how large language models can mangled facts and create harmful false claims.
Legal Limits on AI Accountability
- Chatbots cannot have intent and don't understand truth, complicating legal liability for defamatory AI outputs.
- Defamed individuals might lack legal recourse as current laws require proving malice which AI lacks.