The World as You’ll Know It: The Great Rebuild
How AI Will Turbocharge Misinformation
Aug 8, 2023
The podcast explores the dangers of AI-generated deep fakes and their potential to spread misinformation. It discusses real-life examples of AI hallucinations, the impact of generative AI and deepfakes on misinformation, challenges in content moderation, and concerns about the impact of generative AI on jobs.
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- AI's ability to create and spread misinformation at an unprecedented scale is a major concern, blurring the lines between reality and fiction and posing challenges for identifying real news from fake news.
- Determining responsibility for AI-generated misinformation poses legal and ethical challenges, as AI lacks intent and cannot be held to the same legal standards as humans, requiring changes in legal frameworks to address the dissemination of AI-generated misinformation.
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The Rise of Deep Fakes and AI-Generated Misinformation
Deep fakes, hyper-realistic imitations enabled by AI, are spreading through social media, posing challenges for identifying real news from fake news. AI's ability to create and spread misinformation at an unprecedented scale is a major concern. Large language models blur the lines between reality and fiction, and misinformation can be generated and shared more convincingly and inexpensively than ever before. Instances of deep fakes causing panic and even impacting financial markets illustrate the real-world consequences of AI-generated misinformation.
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