Posted 1/3/2024, 1:27:37 PM
Concerns Grow Over Potential Misuse of AI to Spread Misinformation Ahead of 2023/2024 Elections
- Generative AI could allow production of fake political videos and personalized misinformation at very low cost
- This could lead to "botshit" - AI-generated political misinformation that is difficult to verify
- 2023/2024 will see many major elections globally that could be influenced by generative AI
- Voters could end up in alternate realities shaped by AI hallucinations and political expediency
- Measures like watermarking AI content, training AIs on authoritative sources, and voters fact-checking claims could help limit dangers