• Analysis: How Biden's new executive order tackles AI risks, and where it falls short

    Analysis: How Biden's new executive order tackles AI risks, and where it falls short

    Nov 04, 2023 02:25 PM EDT

    ... for labeling AI-generated content. Federal agencies will be required to use AI watermarking – technology that marks content as AI-generated to reduce fraud and misinformation – though it’s not required for the private sector. The executive order also recognizes that AI systems can pose unacceptable risks of harm to ...

  • Nations pledge to work together to contain 'catastrophic' risks of artificial intelligence

    Nations pledge to work together to contain 'catastrophic' risks of artificial intelligence

    Nov 01, 2023 06:27 PM EDT

    ... Harris stressed the need to address the here and now, including “societal harms that are already happening such as bias, discrimination and the proliferation of misinformation.” She pointed to President Biden’s executive order this week, setting out AI safeguards, as evidence the U.S. is leading by example in ...

  • Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war as Israeli forces continue raids into Gaza

    Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war as Israeli forces continue raids into Gaza

    Oct 27, 2023 02:04 PM EDT

    ... happening in this conflict.” “This can lead to serious consequences with an independent, factual information vacuum that can be filled with deadly propaganda, dis- and misinformation,” it said. The organization stressed that journalists are civilians that must be respected and protected in accordance with international humanitarian law, adding that “deliberating ...

  • WATCH: White House says Russia is executing its own soldiers for disobeying orders

    WATCH: White House says Russia is executing its own soldiers for disobeying orders

    Oct 26, 2023 04:23 PM EDT

    ... over the course of the war. In the past, the administration has said it has acted to disclose the intelligence to highlight plans for Russian misinformation and other activity so allies remain clear-eyed about Moscow’s intent and Russia thinks twice before carrying out an operation. This latest unveiling ...

  • WATCH: Jenna Ellis pleads guilty over efforts in Georgia to overturn 2020 election

    WATCH: Jenna Ellis pleads guilty over efforts in Georgia to overturn 2020 election

    Oct 24, 2023 03:05 PM EDT

    ... efforts to overturn the 2020 election, appearing frequently on television and conservative media to tell lies about widespread fraud that did not occur and spread misinformation and conspiracy theories. She was censured in Colorado in March after admitting she made repeated false statements about the 2020 election. That punishment was ...

  • As the war marks 600 days, Russia's assault on a key eastern Ukraine city is reported to be weakening

    As the war marks 600 days, Russia's assault on a key eastern Ukraine city is reported to be weakening

    Oct 16, 2023 06:59 PM EDT

    ... over the city and could serve as a springboard for them to liberate Donetsk. It is not possible to verify battlefield claims by either side. Misinformation and disinformation have played a central role in the war. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

  • News Wrap: Aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis after repeated Afghan quakes

    News Wrap: Aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis after repeated Afghan quakes

    Oct 15, 2023 09:45 PM EDT

    ... It will put both the governor's office and the state legislature in Republican hands for the first time in eight years. Still to come on PBS News Weekend, a look at the misinformation that spreads about the food week. And the story of Lady Pink a groundbreaking graffiti artist.

  • Hamas posted video of mock attack on social media weeks before border breach

    Hamas posted video of mock attack on social media weeks before border breach

    Oct 13, 2023 05:05 PM EDT

    ... cyberattacks and the marine forces … The surprise was the coordination between all those systems,” Milshtein said. WATCH: Social media companies criticized as Israel-Hamas war misinformation spreads rampantly The seeds of Israel’s failure to anticipate and stop Saturday’s attack go back at least a decade. Faced with recurring ...

  • Trump says Netanyahu 'let us down' before the 2020 airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Soleimani

    Trump says Netanyahu 'let us down' before the 2020 airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Soleimani

    Oct 12, 2023 06:24 PM EDT

    ... a supporter of Hamas. Biden administration officials insist that money has not been spent. The Democratic president's campaign said Trump has been pushing dangerous misinformation about the crisis in Israel when the countries should stand together. “While Trump continues to lie about his record, President Biden is laser-focused ...

  • X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO says. An expert thinks it's not enough

    X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO says. An expert thinks it's not enough

    Oct 12, 2023 05:49 PM EDT

    ... are not nearly enough to tackle the problem, some experts say. “While these actions are better than nothing, it is not enough to curtail the misinformation problem on X,” said Kolina Koltai, a researcher at the investigative collective Bellingcat who previously worked at Twitter on Community Notes. WATCH: Gaza cut ...