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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.

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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.

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Apr 23

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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,…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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