Jul 15 Misleading AI-generated content a top concern among state election officials for 2024 By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Misinformation and the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools to create false and misleading content were cited in interviews with several secretaries of state gathered recently for their national conference. Continue reading
May 14 AI-generated disinformation poses threat of misleading voters in 2024 election By David Klepper, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Computer engineers and political scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful artificial intelligence tools would soon allow anyone to create fake images, video and audio that was realistic enough to fool voters and perhaps sway an election. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 7:44 How artificial intelligence is being used to create ‘deepfakes’ online By William Brangham, Harry Zahn, Michael Boulter As technology grows more sophisticated, so does the potential for deception. Last month, images went viral that purported to show police arresting Donald Trump and the former president in an orange prisoner’s jumpsuit — but they were fakes. Jack Stubbs,… Continue watching
Feb 18 Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation By Lisa Fazio, The Conversation The majority of visual misinformation that people are exposed to involves simple forms of deception like recycling legitimate old photographs and videos and presenting them as evidence of recent events. Continue reading
Jan 07 Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Facebook says it is forbidding the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools. But the policy leaves plenty of loopholes. Continue reading
Jun 12 Facebook’s Zuckerberg is the latest target of doctored video By Mae Anderson, Associated Press The somewhat crude video of the Facebook CEO, created as part of an art project and circulated on Facebook-owned Instagram over the past few days, combines news footage of Zuckerberg with phony audio. Continue reading