Google's Reimagine AI tool works well, perhaps too well, so it can be easily abused
Looks like the safeguards aren't safe enough just yet
Misinformation articles
Elon Musk's Grok AI unleashes the wild west of image generation
Editor's take: It didn't take long for users to generate controversial images using Grok, sparking a debate about how these AI-generated pictures might influence public perception of politicians or celebrities. With the potential of misinformation impacting elections, it is fair to wonder about the responsibilities of developers and platforms in ensuring the integrity of information shared on their networks. Moreover, this initial wave of images could wind up being a cautionary tale if they are used to shape future regulations or guidelines for AI content creation tools.
TikTok is pushing fake news alerts about Taylor Swift and Shohei Ohtani as "Breaking"
Social media remains a hub for misinformation
YouTube tests Twitter-style community notes to fight misinformation
Using the community to fight YouTube BS
ElevenLabs, whose tech was used for the fake Biden robocalls, partners with AI detection company
A mutually beneficial deal with no financial component
Meta deleted over 2,000 accounts last quarter for posting fake content, Israel identified as major source
Not surprisingly, generative AI was used in the propaganda campaigns
Microsoft issues warning on China's use of generative AI to disrupt US elections
China-based and Beijing-backed groups are becoming more sophisticated
Hollywood stars unwittingly entrapped in pro-Russian propaganda campaign
Thanks to platforms such as Cameo
Advocacy groups urge Biden to address generative AI's environmental impact and misinformation risks
They say his executive order doesn't go far enough
TikTok's rising popularity in news consumption challenges Facebook's reign
Thirty percent of US adults still prefer Facebook for their news
United Nations proposes social media guidelines after survey finds 85% of people worry about online disinformation
Fake news related to elections is a big concern
AI hallucinations can influence search results and other AI, creating a dangerous feedback loop
Writing disclaimers to ward off machine scrapers doesn't work
In the age of AI disinformation, people remain the biggest challenge
A lot of people will believe what they want
The EU says Twitter/X is the worst platform for disinformation
Just as it removes a way to report election misinformation
What just happened? The European Union has identified X, formerly Twitter, as the social media platform with the highest ratio of misinformation/disinformation posts. The news came just as X disabled a feature that allows users to report misinformation related to elections.
Microsoft warns of AI imagery from China aiming to influence US voters
China is also using a social media influencer campaign to spread propaganda
Another disinformation-spreading Russian bot farm has been busted in Ukraine
Tech has been at the forefront of the Russia/Ukraine war
China-based network tried to influence midterms, but long lunches and 9-to-5 hours hampered efforts
Taking a more relaxed approach to disinformation campaigns
Ukraine shuts down Russian bot farm operating one million fake accounts that spread disinformation
5,000 SIM cards and 200 proxy servers were also seized
Discord bans harmful Covid-19 misinformation on its platform
Discord is the latest to take aim at dangerous anti-vax content
YouTube looking at new ways of stopping misinformation from spreading online
Removing the share button and disabling links have been considered
Neil Young demands Spotify remove his music over Joe Rogan's vaccine 'disinformation'
"They can have Rogan or Young. Not both"
YouTube bans anti-vaccine misinformation on its platform
YouTube follows other social media sites in cracking down on vaccine misinformation
Brazil's President restricts which posts social networks can remove
New decree stops social networks from removing misinformation