This time around, however, the committee did something different.
It’s unclear what prompts the RNC used to generate this video.
The committee didn’t respond to requests for more information.
Political ads aren’t the only place we’re seeingmisinformationpop up via AI-generated images and writing.
And they won’t always carry a warning label.
The technology is being used forsocial media posts, majorTV showsandbook writing.
Companies such as Microsoft are investingbillions in AI.
It hassparked creativity for some, while others areworried about the potential threatsfrom these AI systems.
Problems arise when we can’t tell AI from reality.
The potential harm from AI-generated misinformation could be serious: It could affect votes or rock the stock market.
Generative AI could also erode trust and our shared sense of reality, says AI expert Wasim Khaled.
“This warping of reality threatens to undermine public trust and poses significant societal and ethical challenges.”
What is AI misinformation and why is it effective?
Technology has always been a tool for misinformation.
It’s this ease of use that makes generative AI tools ripe for misuse.
Misinformation created by AI comes in different forms.
“That jot down of misuse is one of the biggest threats I see going forward.”
It does it all by itself, which can then be spread unwittingly.
Misinformation isn’t always intentional.
When AI is given a task, it’s supposed to generate a response based on real-world data.
In some cases, however, AI will fabricate sources that is, it’s “hallucinating.”
Those who tried it out said the tech was rushed and that Bard was a “pathological liar.”
It also gave bad, if not dangerous, advice on how to land a plane or scuba dive.
This double whammy of content created by AI being plausible and compelling is bad enough.
What to do about AI misinformation?
“Work that AI safety teams are doing are now becoming so mainstream,” Nadella said.
“We’re actually, if anything, doubled down on it.
… To me, AI safety is like saying ‘performance’ or ‘quality’ of any software project.”
The companies that created the technology say they’re working on reducing the risk of AI.
Government officials, however, are also looking to address the issue of AI safety.
This policy will apply to image, video and audio content."
Meta is bringing in the same requirementforpolitical ads on Instagram and Facebook, from Jan. 1.
De Choudhury says in her study that these misinformation-detecting tools needed more continual learning to handle AI-generated misinformation.
“AI-generated content, while advanced, often has subtle quirks or inconsistencies,” he said.
1 thing we can do is think more, share less," West said.
