Meta and Google Restrict AI Ad Tools to Limit Misinformation
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Meta has updated its policies to ban political, financial advertisers from using its emergent AI ad tools, per Reuters. This addresses concerns about AI spreading false information.
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Meta's policy prohibits AI ad creation for sensitive topics like elections, health, pharmaceuticals, and financial services.
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Google has also treaded carefully into AI ads, excluding political keywords and requiring transparency for synthetic election ads.
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Meta has taken measures to prevent realistic AI depiction of public figures and watermark AI content to control misinformation.
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President Biden issued an executive order to regulate AI developments as the debate on AI ethics and policies intensifies.