Posted 2/21/2024, 7:37:52 PM
Hundreds of AI-Generated Misinformation Sites Posing as News Outlets Spreading Lies and Damaging Trust
- Websites using AI to generate mass amounts of low quality or false content are posing as news sites for ad revenue
- Media watchdog NewsGuard identified over 700 such "Unreliable AI-Generated News Websites" (UAINS) in just 9 months
- UAINS damage trust in legitimate journalism and could impact elections with misinformation
- Majority of ads on UAINS sites come from Google, possibly violating their policies
- Owners hide identities, making accountability difficult; one site falsely reported Biden's death